Tag: Bronner
Donald Trump, or the reversal of the stigma, by Gérald Bronner
The American sociologist Howard Becker, famous in France, passed away this month of August. He was noted for his book Outsiders, which appeared the same year (1963) as Stigmas by…
Why the far right dominates the cultural battle on the Internet, by Gérald Bronner
In recent years, Antonio Gramsci has become fashionable again in the political-intellectual world. This early 20th century Italian Marxist theoretician was considered heterodox because he relativized the economic determinism that…
Why are we convinced that everything is going to hell? By Gerald Bronner
A recent article published in the prestigious journal Nature, based on a vast study including 12 million individuals across 60 countries, leads to the conclusion that almost everywhere in the…
Synthetic voices, “friends”, avatars… The 21st century will be that of the living dead, by Gérald Bronner
A few weeks ago, I wished a happy birthday to a Facebook contact with whom, until then, I had always had interesting exchanges. I received, a little later, an embarrassed…
Elon Musk – Mark Zuckerberg: the return of duels? By Gerald Bronner
There was a time when dueling was a socially accepted way of settling disputes. We thought we could limit social violence by limiting it to a confrontation between two individuals.…
Annecy attack: praise of virtuous silence, by Gérald Bronner
On June 8, a tragedy moved the whole of France. A man, Abdalmasih H., stabbed six people in Annecy, including four children. Absolute horror. The strings of chance caused this…
Triet, Gardin… It is difficult to claim purity in an impure world, by Gérald Bronner
The members of a society can feel in agreement with the principles that govern its functioning and show a form of loyalty to it. When this is not the case,…
Why we must save the notion of merit, by Gérald Bronner
The question of the reproduction of social inequalities between generations is a central problem in the contemporary world. This is particularly true for democratic systems which promise, unlike traditional societies,…
The return of political violence? These signals that should alert us, by Gérald Bronner
For some time now, the question of political violence has again been invited into the debates, both through notable essays such as those by Andreas Malm (How to sabotage a…
Bilal Hassani concert canceled: do extremists rule the roost? By Gerald Bronner
The recent cancellation of Bilal Hassani’s concert provides further illustration of the power of intimidation that extremists of all stripes possess today. What happened ? The singer who defended the…