How might we reconsider retraining and professional mobility? This volume compiles case studies (of physicians, farmers, consultants, etc.) that, by defining 'displacement' (of places, borders, and capital), provide a fresh insight into a significant issue in modern society.

Finally available in French, Annette Lareau's book Unequal Childhood is a major work in the American social sciences, situated at the intersection of the sociology of the family, childhood, education and social stratification. Original both in its method and its approach, it reveals the various mechanisms by which social inequalities are formed.

This book offers a socio-history of the silent revolution that took place between 1945 and 1968 in professional practices in the physical sciences. How did physicists and chemists, most of whom considered themselves to be scholars, became researchers?

Centering its analysis on the inspection report, this book vividly illustrates the how inspectorates have become independent institutions. By looking at those who are responsible for writing, commissioning, and receiving these reports, the book sheds light not only on the writing practices but also on the intricate dynamics surrounding them.

Groups and individuals often dislike being "placed into a box". But how to approach these processes with the tools of contemporary social sciences? This lexicon proposes a toolbox of categorization processes in 48 notes.it shows the way researchers in social sciences and humanities make use of these concepts, with current illustrations of them.

The book analyses the urban and territorial transformations of the city of Matera following its designation as a heritage and cultural site. Matera has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993, and has been designated European Capital of Culture for 2019.

The book addresses political ethnography in the French context. It brings together the work of scholars who have helped to shape the "ethnographical turn" in French political science. Its main contribution is to show how ethnographic methods renew the study of central and classical topics in political science.

In a context of transformation of social relations at work, how can we investigate industrial relations? Based on original contributions by young social science researchers, this collective book offers methodological guidelines to researchers and students interested in this field of study.