The ethnography of disasters
Sandrine Revet defends an ethnographic approach to disasters in order to understand, beyond the strict assessment, the effects of a
Labor migration and social rights
At a time when Europe is tense over the issue of immigration, we are observing mobilizations in China to take
Under the sad roofs of Paris
Unsanitary housing is one of the central social issues in major cities, particularly in Paris. Pascale Dietrich-Ragon’s investigation reveals the
The workers, vanquished in British history?
In Great Britain, young people from poor neighborhoods are still perceived today as a danger and presented as those primarily
Quebec: democracy in crisis
After the failure of the negotiations, the social crisis bogged down and worsened in Quebec. According to Christian Nadeau, professor
When the cashiers stopped cashing
If the working conditions of employees in mass distribution are often called into question by the media and sociologists, it
Youth, a sure value
Youth, eternal value ? A safe bet, in any case, when it comes to promoting change, or revolution – even
The uncertainty of being a foreigner
Courted and exploited, the foreigner, in the Ancien Régime, is at the heart of a web of contradictions. Its condition
History and memory of the Algerian War
The Algerian war is now established in the French public and media space. In this interview, historian Raphaëlle Branche reviews
Neo-liberalism and its history
What is neoliberalism ? What are its historical roots ? In a large-scale work, Serge Audier undertakes to reconstruct the