Books & ideas

Moral Socialism

Julien Le Mauff — 2026-02-18T15:55:56Z

How can we move beyond the double deadlock of state socialism and market capitalism? For Lea Ypi, returning to Kant and the Enlightenment offers a perspective to provide a new ground to freedom as social responsibility, and to open up towards a cosmopolitan horizon against the authoritarianism of profit.

On democratic backsliding in Israel

Bruno Cousin — 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z

In their recent research about Israeli politics, Noam Gidron and his coauthors explore the country's affective polarization, the support for the judicial overhaul, Likud's populism, and the relations between them.

Expanding International Bureaucracy

Marieke Louis — 2025-11-14T10:40:11Z

As multilateral cooperation is increasingly under attack, Katerina Linos challenges certain misperceptions about the role of international institutions, particularly the European Union, and emphasizes their capacity for action in times of multiple crises.

Humanities and Computational Analysis

Bruno Cousin — 2025-10-03T09:00:00Z

While we have entered the age of generative AI, it is worth having a look at how computers can help literature scholars and intellectual historians to explain the life of concepts, aesthetics and genres.

The Urban Condition of Muslims in India

Jules Naudet — 2025-09-12T09:03:01Z

According to Thomas Blom Hansen, Indian cities have become spaces of exclusion, fear, and sharpened enmity. He describes how Muslims are victims of an entanglement of communal violence, state complicity, and systemic discrimination.

Multilateralism without the United States

Marieke Louis — 2025-06-20T07:30:00Z

By scapegoating international organisations, Trump's attacks are undermining multilateralism and the liberal order that emerged in 1945. This American disengagement is reopening the debate on a possible alternative leadership role for the EU.

Empowering Marginalized Youth

Editorial Team — 2025-05-30T06:57:14Z

As a professor of education, Bianca Baldridge highlights the importance of extracurricular programs for young people, and the lack of social recognition enjoyed by community-based educators.

For a participatory Architecture

Émilie Frenkiel — 2025-03-21T09:00:00Z

How can we move beyond abstract architecture, where buildings are constructed without their audiences? Peter Ferretto's method is based on observation, engagement, and the osmosis between teaching, practice, research, and social impact.

Syria's Quest for Justice & Unity

Adèle Audouy — 2025-02-18T09:30:00Z

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.

How to dissent

Frédéric Martel — 2025-02-04T07:30:00Z

In this recent interview, Walzer reflects on his life of political commitment. From the creation of Dissent to the publication of the acclaimed Spheres of Justice, here is the journey of one of the most influential political theorists of the XXth century.