2 September 2017

When the Internet sheds light on the transformation of messages

We know that the transmission of messages between individuals is often imperfect and/or incomplete. The transformation of a single word or group of words can […]
28 February 2017
Bar Graph Growth Moving Up Improvement Concept. Crédits : Shuttertock

Competition. Revisiting a social and economic phenomenon

Is competition an evolutionary process? How should it be defined and regulated? What does it mean to be in competition or to compete? Three researchers […]
28 February 2017
The right way. CC BY-NC 2.0 Bob Morris

Measuring inequalities between migrants and nationals

In the tradition of research conducted at the Sociological Observatory of Change on social stratification and segregation, Ettore Recchi has published “The Citizenship Gap in […]
11 February 2017
A cartoon from Punch from 1890: The phylloxera, a true gourmet, finds out the best vineyards and attaches itself to the best wines.

Stealing to Survive?

What impact do economic crises have on the level of crime? This is the classic but never really solved question that Roberto Galbiati, – Research […]
5 February 2017
Banksy freedom dove in Bethlehem.

Israel: Reasons for Peace

How has Israel’s peace camp evolved? What is the Israeli population’s mindset with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? In his latest book, Israël et ses […]
1 February 2017

When the state champions the cause of women. A historical perspective.

Improving the status of women and challenging gender inequalities was one of the most significant social transformations of the 20th century. What role did public […]
25 January 2017

Fraternity versus equality

A myth worth revisiting Does France, the so-called country of human rights, display exemplary equality? This is the question that Réjane Sénac seeks to answer […]
25 January 2017

The politics of administrative reorganization

Creating new agencies, merging services, establishing one-stop shops: why are governing bodies in France and abroad constantly changing the scope and jurisdictions of bureaucracies, thereby […]
22 June 2016

A different approach to political competition

Remarks on the strategy and structure of party competition While William H. Riker and Stein Rokkan’s works, as well as the intellectual schools that have […]