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Aline Chamahian, co-editor: «Experiences of vulnerability during the Covid-19 pandemic: Bringing together philosophical and sociological insights»
Marion Carrel, Aline Chamahian and Cécile Lavergne (eds.), Experiences of Vulnerability during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Bringing Together Philosophical and Sociological Perspectives, Presses Universitaires du Septentrion, June 2026, 262 pp. (ISBN-13 978-2-7574-4682-9 – ISSN 17649587) Abstract: The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on society cannot be reduced to a mere accumulation of suffering and…
Read MoreBook by Alix Philippon: «The Qadiriyya Sufi Order: Saints, Shrines and Politics in 21st-Century Iraq and Beyond»
Alix Philippon, *The Qadiriyya Sufi Order: Saints, Shrines and Politics in 21st-Century Iraq and Beyond*, Routledge, 2026, 294 pp. (DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032658650 – eBook ISBN 9781032658650) Description: *The Qadiriyya Sufi Order: Saints, Shrines and Politics in 21st Century Iraq* offers the first comprehensive, field-based examination of contemporary Iraqi Sufism through the lens of one of Islam’s most…
Read MoreBook by Laurent Mucchielli: «The Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency: Moral Panic and Psychosocial Realities»
Laurent Muchielli, Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency: Moral Panic and Psychosocial Realities, Editions L’Harmattan, 2026, 284 pp. (ISBN 978-2-336-61661-2) Abstract: Juvenile delinquency is the subject of numerous myths fuelled by media coverage of crime stories, by politicians« electioneering rhetoric, and by »experts’ who are rarely competent or impartial. Year after year, they all repeat…
Read MoreDennis Rodgers, editor: «Gang Lives: Global Portraits from the Streets and Beyond»
Dennis Rodgers (ed.), *Gang Lives: Global Portraits from the Streets and Beyond*, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2026. ISBN: 978-1-3505-2506-1 / DOI: 10.5040/9781350525092 / HAL: hal-05628900 Abstract: Through biographical studies of the life courses of gang members, this book highlights the range of causes, motivations and…
Read MoreBook by Thomas Douniès, Vanille Laborde and Guillaume Silhol (ed.): «Fabrique politique de l'École, fabrique scolaire du politique».»
Thomas Douniès, Vanille Laborde, Guillaume Silhol (ed.), Fabrique politique de l'École, fabrique scolaire du politique, Presses Universitaires du Septentrion, collection Paradoxa, 2026, 404p. (ISSN 25528203 - EAN 9782757445860) Summary: An invitation to think of the school as a space of political power, legitimisation and uprising. Read more Who governs schools today? What role...
Read MoreBook by Nicolas Badalassi: «France's Mediterranean Cold War. From Charles de Gaulle to François Mitterrand».»
Nicolas Badalassi, France's Mediterranean Cold War. From Charles de Gaulle to François Mitterrand, Routledge, 2026, 324p. (ISBN 9781041234234 - DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003737148) Abstract: This book explores how, following the Algerian War, the Mediterranean emerged as a key battleground of the Cold War for France. Between the 1960s and 1980s, France positioned itself as the United States’...
Read MoreBook by Lucas Faure: «Les ONG humanitaires musulmanes en France. Gouverner le social par le religieux».»
Lucas Faure, Les ONG humanitaires musulmanes en France. Gouverner le social par le religieux, Le Cavalier Bleu Editions, collection Mimed, February 2026, 312p. (ISBN: 979-10-318-0827-7) Overview: Since the 2010s, Muslim humanitarian NGOs have emerged as the most dynamic players in the Muslim community sector, forming part of local solidarity networks...
Read MorePhilippe Aldrin, co-editor of a book with the Collectif ALCoV: «Les contextes du vote. L'ancrage social des pratiques électorales».»
Collectif ALCoV (Ed.), Les contextes du vote. L'ancrage social des pratiques électorales, Presses universitaires du Septentrion, 31 October 2025. ALCoV is the acronym of the ANR-funded research programme, «Analyse localisée et comparative du vote». For more information: https://spx.hypotheses.org/6275 Presentation: This book retraces two decades of French research on the contexts of voting, opening the way for a...
Read MoreBook by Frédéric Monier: "Un pouvoir malhonnête. Public corruption in France, 18th-20th centuries".
Frédéric Monier, Un pouvoir malhonnête. La corruption publique en France, 18e-20e siècles, Champ Vallon, 12 September 2025, 256p. ISBN 979-10-267-1370-8 Shortlisted for the "Van Ruymbeke Prize" launched this year (2025) by Transparency International France: https://transparency-france.org/2025/09/12/lancement-du-prix-van-ruymbeke/ Presentation: This book offers a history of corruption, as the French have perceived it and...
Read MoreYoann Morvan, co-editor of the book "Le genre en questions au Moyen-Orient. An approach through urban spaces".
Thierry BOISSIERE, Gaëlle GILLOT, Yoann MORVAN (dir.), Le genre en questions au Moyen-Orient. Une approche par les espaces urbains, Éditions Le Cavalier Bleu, 28 August 2025, 256p. Presentation: Far from the fixed and naturalised representations of a Middle East perceived as immobile and conservative, this book explores the contemporary dynamics of gender relations and identifications in the Middle East....
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