Anthology of working lives
What is the “Party autobiography”? The injunction to tell one’s story, a practice imported from Moscow that has become obligatory
Iceland in its crises
Iceland has been experiencing a succession of political and financial scandals since 2008. However, we should not lose sight of
A couple injured in the Algerian war
Two sociologists have studied the correspondence exchanged in the early 1960s by a couple of schoolteachers separated by war and
The Bicentennial, from the inside
Historian Michel Vovelle looks back at the “battle” provoked by the Bicentenary of the French Revolution throughout the 1980s. In
Winter garden
La Vie des idées is suspending its activities during these holidays. We will resume our publication schedule on Monday 1er
What is shared
On the occasion of the publication of the Dictionary of Common GoodsMarie Cornu questions the concept of common goods and
Young and already without a future
Based on an ethnographic approach, a collective work studies the changes undergone by young people from working-class backgrounds: insecurity, a
Good customers
Corruption, cronyism, vote buying… these illegal political practices in our modern democracies are still relevant today, and structure the political
The burden of proof
The assize court offers a magnificent ethnological terrain: between testimonies, expert reports, confessions and debates, the search for truth is
An effective medicine?
How is the effectiveness of drugs assessed? This question, which is now central, is not new, as shown in this