La 'première' École nationale d'administration
By: KESLER, Jean-François
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ArticlePublisher: Paris : ENA, 2003Revue Française D'Administration Publique 108, p. 543-550Abstract: ENA was born with the Liberation. Founded on a critique of the former regime, its aim was to unify the recruitment of the states high civil servants, to make it more democratic, and to renew the training program. From 1946 to 1958 ENA underwent no fundamental changes, thanks to a stable team of directors ; during that period the humanistic spirit of the Liberation prevailed, along with a profile of broad, general knowledge. Nonetheless, due to factors outside the school the popularity of communism in particular changes were soon to appear. Other recurrent problems also emerged, among them the difficulty of conciliating ranking with training
ENA was born with the Liberation. Founded on a critique of the former regime, its aim was to unify the recruitment of the states high civil servants, to make it more democratic, and to renew the training program. From 1946 to 1958 ENA underwent no fundamental changes, thanks to a stable team of directors ; during that period the humanistic spirit of the Liberation prevailed, along with a profile of broad, general knowledge. Nonetheless, due to factors outside the school the popularity of communism in particular changes were soon to appear. Other recurrent problems also emerged, among them the difficulty of conciliating ranking with training
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