Politics, practical science
Is politics a science? ? Yes, replies Plato, but a science whose object is not knowledge. And it is to
Punishment without prison
Is the development of open sentences an alternative to prison? ? A survey of probation services shows that the objective
Contemporary Russia and the West
During this virtual round table in partnership with Public Books, six French, Russian and American contributors question contemporary Russia and
What is the Republic?
The Republic is a complex idea that oscillates between two legacies, moderate and revolutionary. Samuel Hayat returns to this antagonism
Unfinished modernity
Almost everywhere in the world there are abandoned places, promises of modernity that history, economics or politics have shattered. The
Introduction to collapsology
The end of running water from the tap, food in the supermarket, radiator heating, the end of the Internet, cars,
Hatred of Luther
From 1530, the reformer, initially benevolent towards the Jews, expressed fierce and clearly anti-Semitic hostility. A critical edition allows us
This is their body
How has the body acquired such importance in the definition of contemporary identities? ? Mobilizing investigations into transplants, childbirth, or
The speech of the seed
The history of sexuality is often that of discourses and concepts. Analysis of the letters sent to the Dr Tissot
Die of laughter
A collective book looks back on the long history of satire and blasphemy, bearers of subversion, but also of persecution.