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    • Humanities & Social Sciences
      September 2021

      Atlas of the Anthropocene - 2nd edition

      by François Gemenne, Aleksandar Rankovic, Atelier de cartographie de Sciences Po

      Climate change, erosion of biodiversity, demographic evolution, urbanization, atmospheric pollution, soil degradation, natural catastrophes, industrial accidents, public health crises, social movements, international summits… This is the first atlas to bring together all data on our era's ecological crisis. A clear-eyed and unremitting assessment of the current state of affairs and a call to action.

    • Humanities & Social Sciences
      October 2020

      Atlas of the Urban Worlds

      by Éric Verdeil, Atelier de cartographie de Sciences Po

      Today, seventy percent of the world’s population live in cities. What are the realities behind this acceleration of urban densification? Gigantic megalopolises are developing, rural spaces are disappearing, buildings are spreading out and reaching up at the same time, new forms of segregation and inequality are appearing, etc. A clear sign of the beginning of the Anthropocene, urban densification is warming the planet, destroying biodiversity, and increasing our vulnerability to climate change.

    • Humanities & Social Sciences
      March 2019

      Digital Culture

      by Dominique Cardon

      This book provides the key to understanding what the digital revolution has done to our societies and what we do with digital technology. The arrival of the digital era in our societies should be compared to the invention of the printing press rather than to the great technological advancements of the industrial Revolutions, because the digital revolution is above all a cognitive one. It has inserted knowledge and information into every aspect of our lives.

    • Humanities & Social Sciences
      October 2020

      Feminist Economy - Why economics needs feminism and vice versa

      Why economics needs feminism and vice versa

      by Hélène Périvier

      Economics as a discipline was conceived by men in the interests of a society run by men. It is also the social science with the fewest women; barely a quarter of economists are women. This book lifts the veil on the apparent neutrality economic concepts and analyses. In so doing, it sheds light on the foundations of a social organization based on the patriarchal model focused on Mr. Breadwinner, while Ms. Housewife has become Ms. Paidappitance.

    • Humanities & Social Sciences
      May 2019

      The Tragedy of Growth

      A way out of the impasse

      by Gilbert Rist

      We all understand that infinite growth in a finite world is impossible, yet we act as if that were not true. We are collectively afflicted with cognitive dissonance – to preserve our mental health we refuse to consider embarrassing truths, hoping that all will turn out well … In reality, we know the way out of this impasse. To heal us of our addiction to growth, we must restore the notion of common goods, rehabilitate reciprocity, put an end to debt, and re-engage a dialogue with nature.

    • Humanities & Social Sciences
      October 2018

      The Behaviorist Bias

      by Henri Bergeron, Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier, Patrick Castel, Jeanne Lazarus, Étienne Nouguez, Olivier Pilmis

      "Nudges" toward good behavior use individuals' cognitive bias to modify their behavior without them needing to think, or even understand the stakes. Easy to implement and inexpensive, they have become the alpha and omega of resolving social problems, whether in terms of environment, health, finance or tax. We need a critical analysis of behavioral knowledge and its applications, in order to understand its success and explore its limitations.

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