Institut national des hautes études de la sécurité et de la justice (INHESJ)

What Institut national des hautes études de la sécurité et de la justice (INHESJ) does

IHEMI is a French public administrative institute operating under the direct authority of the Ministère de l'Intérieur (Ministry of the Interior). Originally established in 1989 as the Institut national des hautes études de la sécurité et de la justice (INHESJ), the institute was rebranded to IHEMI to align its identity with its host ministry. The organization functions as an integrated research, training, and publication platform structured around three core pillars: Formations (training programs including national sessions, specialized cycles, and customized offerings for security and justice professionals); Recherche et prospective (academic research and foresight conducted in partnership with CNRS and funded through FIESP, including dedicated departments covering prefectoral history, radicalization studies via COSPRAD, and crime statistics via ONDRP); and Publications (three named academic outlets — DéfiS on economic security, La LIREC on risks and crises, and Les Cahiers de la sécurité et de la justice, supplemented by open-access articles and ONDRP archives). Governance is exercised through a Direction and a Conseil scientifique, and the institute coordinates three specialized bodies: ONDRP (national crime observatory), COSPRAD (scientific council on radicalization), and ANA SJ (crime statistics and policy evaluation agency).

The institute serves a narrowly defined primary customer base of French government officials, civil servants, prefectoral corps, and security and justice professionals. Its revenue model rests entirely on government appropriations via the Ministry of the Interior; pricing for training and publications is not publicly disclosed. The institute distributes services through direct enrollment in national training sessions and customized programs, open access to publications and research, and public attendance at conferences and colloquia (including recurring formats such as 'RDV de la recherche' and 'Nuit du droit' events). It holds strategic research and policy partnerships with CNRS (national scientific research council), MIVILUDES (interministerial body combating sectarian abuses), and FIESP (strategic foresight investment fund). All activity is domestic to France, with a single headquarters at 1 place Joffre, 75007 Paris, and a headcount of 64 employees.

Name

Institut national des hautes études de la sécurité et de la justice (INHESJ)

Legal name

Institut des hautes études du ministère de l'Intérieur

Website

https://inhesj.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IHEMI is a French government research and training institute under the Ministry of the Interior, delivering advanced training, applied research, and academic publications on security and justice policy to civil servants, prefectoral corps, and security professionals across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Security and Justice Training and Research

NAICS

National Security (928110), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), National Security and International Affairs (928)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Operations & Counterterrorism (BPAIAHAH)

Keywords

• Security policy research
• Justice policy studies
• Government training programs
• Professional civil service education
• Foresight and prospective studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government funding: Public institution funded by the French Ministry of the Interior, operating as a government research and training institute

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IHEMI (formerly INHESJ) is a French public research and training institute under the Ministry of the Interior that delivers advanced professional training programs (national sessions and customized courses) for government officials and conducts research, prospective studies, and publications on security, justice, radicalization, and prefectoral history. It also coordinates specialized observatories (ONDRP), scientific councils (COSPRAD), and an academic journal collection (DéfiS, La LIREC, Cahiers de la sécurité et de la justice).

Product overview

IHEMI (Institut des hautes études du ministère de l'Intérieur) is a public research and training institution specializing in security and justice policy. The organization operates as a platform of interconnected offerings: (1) Formations provides professional training programs including national sessions and customized courses; (2) Recherche et prospective conducts academic research and foresight through partnerships with CNRS and strategic research funding (FIESP), managing specialized departments including prefectoral history and radicalization studies (COSPRAD); (3) Publications include three named academic outlets — DéfiS (economic security journal), La LIREC (risk and crisis newsletter), and Les Cahiers de la sécurité et de la justice — plus research articles and ONDRP archives; (4) Events organize conferences and colloquia on security and justice themes. The institution also awards the Prix de l'IHEMI to recognize excellence in francophone academic research in social sciences and law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formations (Training Programs)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with CNRS for scientific collaboration in security and justice studies, supporting academic research initiatives and cross-institutional research projects.
• MIVILUDES (Mission interministérielle de vigilance et de lutte contre les dérives sectaires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizes conferences on sectarian derivations and related security topics, notably during the Nuit du droit event, demonstrating inter-ministerial cooperation on shared policy concerns.
• FIESP (Fonds d'investissement en études stratégiques et prospectives)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic investment fund supporting prospective studies and strategic research initiatives in security and justice domains.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Royal United Services Institute (RUSI): UK's oldest defence and security think tank. Closely analogous to IHEMI as a national institute delivering research, training, and publications to government officials on security and justice policy, with similar publication-portfolio model.
• German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP): German government's primary foreign and security policy think tank. Comparable in being a publicly funded policy-research institute advising government on security and international affairs, with overlapping research and training offerings.
• Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS): Independent French foundation conducting strategic research on defence, security, and international affairs. Comparable to IHEMI in mission (prospective studies and policy support) and customer base (government decision-makers), with overlapping publication and event activities.
• Centre d'études et de recherches de sciences administratives et politiques (CERSA): French academic research centre focused on administrative and political science. Directly comparable in combining academic research with policy-support work for public-sector institutions, particularly on justice and governance topics.
• IFRI (Institut français des relations internationales): Leading French think tank on international affairs and security policy. Comparable to IHEMI in delivering policy research, publications, and events to government and security audiences, though broader in geographic remit.
• IRSEM (Institut de Recherche Stratégique de l'École Militaire): French defence and security research institute under the Ministry of Defence. Closely comparable to IHEMI in scope (security research, prospective studies, publications) and target audience (government officials), but with a defence rather than interior mandate.
• National Defense University (USA): US joint professional military education institution. Comparable to IHEMI as a government institution delivering research and senior-leadership education on national security policy, with similar publication and convening roles.
• INSP (Institut national du service public, ex-ENA): France's premier civil-service training institute under the Prime Minister's authority. Closely comparable to IHEMI in delivering advanced training to French civil servants on policy-relevant topics including security and public administration.

Broad incumbents

• EHESS (École des hautes études en sciences sociales): French grande école dedicated to social-science research and doctoral training. Comparable to IHEMI in the research-and-training mandate for public-sector-relevant scholarship, though much broader in topic coverage.
• Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): France's largest public research organisation. Already an IHEMI strategic partner, and comparable in operating as a public research platform, though vastly larger and broader in scientific scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IHEMI_fr
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCLx4gvFDnbdDh5g4pqW6RCQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/IHEMI.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/inhesj

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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