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/A-Maoist-Enigma-in-Post-May-France https://booksandideas.net/A-Maoist-Enigma-in-Post-May-France 2025-11-25T08:30:00Z text/html en David Copello History domination Maoism activism charisma <p>In post-May Paris, a mysterious Maoist activist, Fernando, brings about a dozen of people to form a revolutionary group. Studying this charismatic-led organization allows Julie Pagis to deepen our understanding of Weberian domination through sociological enlightenments.</p> https://booksandideas.net/Residents-and-activists https://booksandideas.net/Residents-and-activists 2025-09-04T07:00:00Z text/html en Michel Kokoreff Society activism classes populaires Cairn.info <p>In a study initiated by Fondation Abbé Pierre, sociologist Denis Merklen explores activism in working-class neighborhoods. The book illuminates both the social logics at work and the forms of activist creativity, but tends to overemphasize the role of institutional actors.</p> https://booksandideas.net/Syria-s-Quest-for-Justice-Unity https://booksandideas.net/Syria-s-Quest-for-Justice-Unity 2025-02-18T09:30:00Z text/html en Adèle Audouy International democracy Syria feminism activism <p>Lawyer, feminist activist and a prominent figure of the Syrian opposition, Dima Moussa advocates for an inclusive political transition, the establishment of genuine democratic institutions, and the necessity of a national debate open to all components of Syrian society.</p> https://booksandideas.net/Towards-an-Animalist-International https://booksandideas.net/Towards-an-Animalist-International 2021-06-14T07:00:00Z text/html en Alexia Renard Society Israël Quebec commitment activism animals <p>Antispeciesism, which can be traced back to nineteenth-century activism, today comprises a range of discourse and strategies, which it is important not to oversimplify.</p> https://booksandideas.net/Scarlet-Letters https://booksandideas.net/Scarlet-Letters 2019-09-02T07:00:00Z text/html en Nicolas Delon Philosophy environmentalism ethics activism vegetarianism Books and ideas originals emotion veganism meat <p>In 2018 and 2019, a series of attacks by vegan activists struck meat-related businesses in France. Deemed “extreme” and “violent” by butchers, these actions invite us to reflect on the ethics of activism. Is it ever morally permissible to engage in illegal activism? Are tactics such as shaming even effective?</p> https://booksandideas.net/Activism-in-the-Age-of-Financialization https://booksandideas.net/Activism-in-the-Age-of-Financialization 2019-05-13T06:00:00Z text/html en Jacob Hamburger Economy capitalism finance Philosophy social justice investment activism Books and ideas originals <p>By transforming capitalism, the hegemony of finance has created new sites of social struggle. How can citizens regain a form of collective agency in the speculative process? A new book by the philosopher Michel Feher imagines a politics capable of responding to the dominance of finance.</p> https://booksandideas.net/The-Story-Behind-the-Sneer https://booksandideas.net/The-Story-Behind-the-Sneer 2011-03-30T06:45:00Z text/html en Julian Wright France History socialism activism <p>Based on new material and a subtle analysis of individual experiences, Ducoulombier's book offers a refreshing look at the birth of the French Communist Party in 1920. The historian argues that the Congress of Tours followed the development of a marginal culture of political dissent within French socialism during the Great War.</p>