Voluntary surveillance
The German sociologist and philosopher Wolfgang Sofsky offers a pessimistic reflection on the troubled alliance of technical surveillance and democratic
Volunteering, a mirror of work
The volunteer is a worker like any other. In America as in France, he wants to do useful work, and
City and modernity in China: Beijing at the end of the empire
This study of the reality of imperial administration takes a new look at Chinese modernity. It shows that the Qing
The colonial shadow in the Nordic countries
Despite their reputation for exemplarity, Nordic societies are marked by worrying phenomena of identity tension. A collective work allows us
End of nuclear power: yes we can
Calls for democratic debate on nuclear power in France are increasing. B. Dessus and B. Laponche present in a clear,
In the hood
The Life of Ideas suspends its activities between Christmas and New Year. We will resume our daily publication schedule this
Cuba: silence and fear
Can the social reforms and the political regime produced by the Cuban revolution be thought of separately? ? Social equality
Are we represented?
The response received by the indignant movement testifies to a great dissatisfaction with political representation throughout the world. In this
The first name, personal support of identity?
The only cultural good accessible to all but also required of all by the State, the first name is a
Can we compare race and caste?
The work of the anthropologist Louis Dumont, who would have been 100 years old on 1er August 2011, continues to