How to talk about minority sexualities?
Minority sexualities are the subject of numerous discussions, not necessarily proportional to their diffusion: as much as the ways of
Heavy memory
In a multidisciplinary work, Catherine Coquio shows that the contemporary cult of memory and truth in fact hides a crisis
Brexit and Euroscepticism
A key element of political traditions and modes of mobilization across the Channel, hostility to the European Union is one
Brexit: the tension between the two Europes
Since its accession in 1973, the United Kingdom has made utilitarian use of the European Union, in order to optimize
The Jews of Saint Louis
A collective book deepens knowledge of the reign of Louis IX without obscuring the anti-Jewish policy of the kings of
When the left was in power
Mitterrand’s first seven-year term: major achievements of the left in power or end of collective hopes? Modernization policy or betrayal
The Paris of barricades
By analyzing three daguerreotypes representing the rue du Faubourg-du-Temple on June 25 and 26, 1848, historian Olivier Ihl draws a
Is the precautionary principle reasonable?
The precautionary principle governs public policies to a large extent. Often considered poorly defined, it is however far from unanimous.
Summer breaks
It’s summer. La Vie des Idées is on vacation. We will resume our publishing rhythm from August 29. Here, in
Unschooling nursery school?
Kindergarten has gradually become the first moment of schooling. The influential sociologist and expert Pascale Garnier analyzes the progressive normalization