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.

Published in 1989, Sous couleur de jouer has become a classic of French-language literature on play and games. Its approach is as much about reflecting on the idea of play as it is about criticizing thoughts that are too quick to grasp what lies at the heart of the phenomenon, that is a lusory attitude.

This book focuses on the night-time world of Beirut's bars and clubs, seeking to understand their social and political relevance in post-conflict Lebanon. It shows how nightlife in Beirut is an driving force in reshaping spaces, and the time for a possible cohabitation that transcends the assigned identities materialized by the fifteen-year civil.