Become Media. Activism on the Internet, between defection and experimentation .A book by Olivier Blondeau, with the collaboration of Laurence Allard (Editions Amsterdam, November 2007) The first pages of Becoming media are devoted to virulent criticism, but firmly argued, by the reinforcement of many bibliographical references, of an article by Serge Halimi published in Le […]
Employment and work. The large gap
Employment and work. The large gap. A book of Françoise Piotet (Armand Colin, 2007, 261 p.) The work of Françoise Piotet is established on the distinction between the two notions, non-synonymous, those of work and employment. The thread of the book is to analyze the way in which the two realities covered by these terms […]
brownfield sites. A world european cultural mutation
Industrial wasteland. A world european cultural mutation. A book of Fabrice Raffin (L’harmattan, coll. “Logiques sociales “, 2007, 306 p., 27,50€) What is there in common between Generik Steam installed in Marseille in the municipal slaughterhouses, the Tacheles and Ufa-Fabirk in Berlin, the Factory in Geneva and the Confort Moderne in Poitiers ? In these […]
The network thinking. To understand the digital society
The network thinking. To understand the digital society. A book, published under the direction of Pascal Lardellier and Philippe Ricaud (Editions universitaires de Dijon, coll. “Companies “, 2007, 192 p.) This work directed by Pascal Lardellier and Philippe Ricaud brings together the analyses of specialists in the sciences of information and communication. These contributions, all […]
The fair trade in contemporary France. Ideologies and practices
The fair trade in contemporary France. Ideologies and practices. A book of Virginie Diaz Pedregal (L’harmattan, coll. “Logiques sociales “, 2007, 268 p.) The trade fair, today the entire world believes to know what it is. More specifically, three French out of four have “beyond heard” according to a poll carried out by IPSOS in […]
the Peasants of Brazil
Peasants of Brazil. Between commercial exchange and reciprocity. A book by Eric Sabourin (Editions Quae, coll. “Disciplinary “, 2007, 30€) Raymond Boudon and François Bourricaud, in their critical Dictionary of sociology1 in the article ” Socialization “, recall that the studies on the diffusion of innovations in the agricultural environment demonstrate generally if the farmers […]
The Republic and its territories. The traffic invisible wealth
The Republic and its territories. The traffic invisible wealth. A work by Laurent Davezies (Seuil, coll. “The Republic of ideas “, 2008, 10,50€) Globalization is widening the economic and social inequalities between the French regions ? The well-performing regions in the economic level are they also in matters of redistribution and quality public goods provided […]
Sociology and history
Sociology and history : work in progress. A number of the review “synopses in the human sciences” (n°14, 2008) The review synopses of social sciences and humanities devotes his record number 14 to the relations between sociology and history. Inaugurated at the turn of the Twentieth century, and which is continually renewed since that time, […]
The same-sex parenting to the male
The same-sex parenting to the male. The desire to have a child against the social order. A book by Emmanuel Gratton (Puf/The World, al. “Sharing of knowledge “, 2008) The work of Emmanuel Gratton, rewarded by the Prize The World of academic research, is the result of his phd thesis defended in January 2006 under […]
Families and Europe
Families and Europe. A number of the review “Family Research” (n° 5, 2008) This delivery of the annual review of Family Research does not disappoint. Very problematized, offering perspectives on the theme of Family and Europe, the contributions make the point on the links of many more that are built between families and the european […]