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Interdisciplinary Programm on indigenous indicators of Fauna and Flora – PIAF
Piaf is a multidisciplinary and comparative research program working on three continents and four countries (france, united states, cameroon and zimbabwe) to understand, (1) how, in a context of substantial change in rural areas (demographic pressures, climate change, nature conservation policies),
Growth, Adoption of Technology and tradE – GRATE
This research proposal studies the interplay between technology adoption, economic growth and international trade by using direct measures of technology across countries and over time. The first objective of the project is to offer a unified framework for measuring technology diffusion and quantifyi
Colonial Legacies and Indigeneity in France's Overseas Territories: Kanaks of New Caledonia, Amerindians of Guyana and Ma'ohi of Polynesia in the Face of Two Institutions of the French Republic (Justice, School). – AUTOCHTOM
Seen from the metropolitan ‘centre’, the marginality of indigenous peoples within French overseas territories that are themselves intrinsically peripheral stands in contrast to the periodic eruption of violence: conflicts in New Caledonia (1984-88), riots in Faa’a-Tahiti (1995), Cayenne (1996) and N
Are policies shaped by parties, or vice-versa? Issue visibility, political trade-offs and party transformations in France – PARTIPOL
The definition of policy alternatives for elections and an their effective implementation by the political agents entering office are core to the legitimation of liberal democracies. In a context of growing constraints, what is the room available for the formulation and the implementation of policy
A study of job quality for cleaning occupations – CLEAN
The number of jobs related to cleaning (cleaners, domestic workers, home care workers, housemaids, …) has increased quickly for the last ten years. These occupations represent now a high potential for employment and by now, account for more than 7% of employees. The outsourcing of these activities i
BEYOND THE SCENE Supporting apparatus and career path in society of choreographic artists and circus artists in professional transition – S2S
Domains of the aesthetic sensibility and physical excellence, the professions of dancer and circus artists question with strength the conditions of professional longevity. These kinds of artists know similar difficulties to those of others professions (like sportsmen, models, etc.), but the modaliti
Social Mobility, Social Exclusion and Social Networks – SOSOSO
The social sciences have long been interested in social mobility, arguing that the opportunities for individuals to move from one socio-economic class to another, over the course of their lives or from one generation to the next, are important for both economic and ethical reasons. The economic lit
The globalization of food security – SAGE
The 2007-2008 food crisis, with "food riots" in more than 40 countries, has transformed deeply the way the world food security's issue is discussed. Beyond the historical framing of the problem as mainly agricultural production and market organization issues, changes have been brought to the defini
Of constraint and consent. Recomposing regulations in mental health practices – CONTRAST
In the past decades, the principle of consent has become increasingly present in the juridical, administrative, and ethical rules regulating professional care practices in the health and in the social domains. This evolution transforms the forms of constraint in care practices as well as the meaning
Human rights and french territorial authorities : between the global and the local – GLOCAL
Considering that human rights make sense only within a community and that their holders are always geographically situated, the GLOCAL project which is founded by the French National Research Agency (“ANR”) aims to focus on the daily experience of these universal rights. Specifically, this research