https://booksandideas.net// Books & Ideas is the English-language mirror website of La Vie des Idées, a free online journal which has gained a large readership and established itself in France as a major place for intellectual debate since 2007. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://booksandideas.net/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH68/siteon0-04014.png?1675949311 https://booksandideas.net// 68 144 https://booksandideas.net/Algorithms-and-the-female-silhouette https://booksandideas.net/Algorithms-and-the-female-silhouette 2026-02-17T06:30:00Z text/html en Hélène Bourdeloie & Solenne Carof Society discrimination women body fashion social media algorithms <p>The female silhouette – understood as the body's visible form and socially perceived appearance – has long been shaped by social norms. In the age of social media, these norms are intensifying, prompting, in response, the rise of so-called “body-positive” movements.</p> https://booksandideas.net/Harrison-White-the-Pioneer-of-Network-Analysis https://booksandideas.net/Harrison-White-the-Pioneer-of-Network-Analysis 2025-03-18T08:30:00Z text/html en Alain Degenne & Frédéric Godart & Michel Grossetti Society sociology Portraits social media <span class="caps">CASBS</span> <p>The American sociologist Harrison White made a vital contribution to the development of social network analysis. Besides his work in this field, his theoretical synthesis and his understanding of social formations have influenced a variety of fields such as the sociology of art and economic sociology.</p> https://booksandideas.net/Thinking-in-Common https://booksandideas.net/Thinking-in-Common 2021-07-05T07:00:00Z text/html en Justine Lacroix Politics media democracy equality deliberation Institut français social media <p>Is the project of deliberative democracy unrealistic? Against the cynical assimilation of democracy to a set of voting procedures aimed at satisfying the interests of the greatest number, Charles Girard argues that deliberation is a relevant ideal for a society of equals.</p> https://booksandideas.net/China-s-Digital-Nationalism-and-the-Hong-Kong-Protests https://booksandideas.net/China-s-Digital-Nationalism-and-the-Hong-Kong-Protests 2019-09-05T06:00:00Z text/html en Émilie Frenkiel International China internet digital social media Books and ideas originals protests Hong Kong <p>Nationalist discourses take the lion share of politics-related discussions on the Chinese Internet. In the context of intense struggles over the interpretation of the Hong Kong protests, this interview with Florian Schneider sheds light on the complexity of online political and identity expression in China and elsewhere.</p>