Books & ideas

Two Centuries of Alternation, 1

Michel Offerlé — 2025-12-18T10:48:00Z

Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty's economic history of political conflict in France is a defense of bipartition: The Left-Right divide, which is the foundation of our democracy, has enabled social progress. We must therefore work to restore it.

Northern Ireland and Brexit

Thibaud Harrois — 2019-01-31T07:00:00Z

How will the different regions in the UK be impacted by Brexit? Mary C. Murphy's book explores the unique case of Northern Ireland, a region isolated both geographically and politically from the rest of the country, in the run-up to the referendum as well as in its aftermath.

Unfinished Modernity

Cristelle Terroni — 2016-04-07T07:00:00Z

Scattered all over the world are abandoned places, promises of modernity that history, economics or politics have shattered. The Suspended Spaces collective has undertaken to project the gaze of contemporary artists onto these ghostly spaces.

Making Urban Democracy Work

Eugene McCann — 2008-12-05T13:24:24Z

In his latest work, Purcell concerns himself with democracy applied to urban life. Democracy necessitates the interaction of citizens' activisms in an agonistic fashion. The author strongly advocates for a “right to the city” when elitist agendas pretend to artificially harmonize social classes in urban life.