Paul Magnette montre que, tout en évoluant vers plus de parlementarisme, le régime politique de l'UE a conservé toute sa cohérence, raconte comment il a transformé la vie politique en Europe et s'interroge sur la manière dont il pourrait devenir pleinement démocratique.

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Pourquoi le développement demeure-t-il au centre de débats passionnés ? Cette quatrième édition d'un long-seller traduit en plusieurs langues souligne les contradictions nées des "exigences de la croissance" et de l'urgence à sauvegarder la planète.

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L'ouvrage décrit les mécanismes de formulation de cette politique ainsi que ses fondements historiques, constitutionnels et culturels. Revenant notamment sur quatre ans de présidence Trump, ils montrent qu'aujourd'hui plus que jamais, la politique extérieure des États-Unis est la continuation de la politique intérieure par d'autres moyens.

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This annotated and contextualised anthology revisits and questions the major thinkers in political philosophy to engage with the core of their work.

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This is an updated and augmented third edition of a book that is both extremely comprehensive and topical on contemporary China. It will enable the reader to better understand the aspirations, advantages, and weaknesses of a country that aims to become the number one world power.

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It is imperative to deconstruct this productivist imaginary that ignores the nature and content of production. This second edition of Anthropocene Politics aims to contribute to this.

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Each new reform to the French retirement system provokes concern and protest from citizens who are aware that they will have to work longer than previous generations, without necessarily having the benefit of a comfortable retirement. Bruno Palier retraces the history of these reforms and explores the diversity of retirement systems across Europe.

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Sabine Saurugger provides an overview of the concepts and theories developed in French and international research in political sociology, public policy, political theory, and international relations, recontextualizing the discussions and debates that shaped them.

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Conçu dans une logique pluridisciplinaire, exhaustif et didactique, ce dictionnaire offre un point de vue original sur les dynamiques territoriales contemporaines et sur les notions clés qui servent à les appréhender. Outil d'analyse et d’aide à la décision, il met un savoir clair à la disposition de tous.

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Cet ouvrage de référence réunit une centaine de notions et concepts clés de la contestation sociale, dont il présente l'origine et le développement, en s’appuyant sur des exemples très divers.

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Ce dictionnaire offre les outils intellectuels indispensables pour comprendre les transformations contemporaines de l'action publique. Il ne se contente pas de définir des notions mais montre comment les grands concepts de ce champ d'étude se sont forgés, puis modifiés et enrichis pour prendre en compte les nouveaux acteurs et instruments.

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This book is both educational and exhaustive, aimed at students, teachers, diplomats, and journalists. It presents the intellectual and historical environment of international relations, its paradigms, its key concepts and debates, and questions the connections between theory and practice.

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Life at work is just as important for the construction of individuals as their social belonging or education. From the 1970s, Renaud Sainsaulieu revolutionized French sociology of organizations with this book by shedding light on the fundamental cultural effect of professional activity.

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This dictionary provides a unique and pluralist synthesis of contemporary knowledge in political economics. From "Austerity" to “Work” to “The 2007 Financial Crisis”, political scientists, sociologists and economists define and discuss key concepts, theoretical perspectives, and societal controversies in this vast research area.

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A genuinely planetary issue, long neglected amongst major world questions, migration transforms and affects international relations, and redefines state sovereignty. In particular it testifies as to the urgent need for a new diplomacy incorporating its global and regional governance.

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Would critical approaches help thinking security? This is the bias of this book that highlights and discusses the contributions of critical approaches to our understanding of security.

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The goal of the book is to present the most recent theoretical debates on multiculturalism philosophies. A sort of vade mecum for university students, academics and involved citizens, the book will interest a broad audience wishing to understand the challenges of ethnic and cultural diversity via a concise, cutting-edge summary.

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"A perfectly timely guide for conflict analysis, put forth by two great masters. There is no better instrument for teaching students how to understand the causes, the processes and the results of different forms of political conflict." Jack A. Goldstone, George Mason University.

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