Publications
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La défense du paradis fiscal suisse avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale
(2016)
This book examines how Swiss leaders reached a deal with international pressures that appeared after the First World War, preventing the placement of foreign capital flight in Switzerland. A result of research on unpublished ...
«Que dorénavant chacun fuie paillardise, oisiveté, gourmandise…» Réforme et contrôle des moeurs
(2016)
Neuchâtel adopted the Reformation in 1530. What impact did this decision by the citizens of the city have on the population? This book describes the disci-pline that has since surrounded the parishioners of the canton of ...
Tourisme, mobilités et développement régional dans les Alpes Suisses: mise en scène et valeur territoriale. Montreux, Finhaut et Zermatt du XIXe siècle à nos jours
(2016)
Through the paths of three resorts, this book examines how the areas af-fected by tourism and mobility change, and questions the notion of territorial value. The development of territories is understood through their ...
Les droits de l’enfant. Genèse, institutionnalisation et diffusion (1924-1989)
(2016)
On November 20, 1989, the United Nations General Assembly ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child. How is the evolution of the socio-legal status of the child that resulted in this Convention understood as well ...
La ville compacte remise en cause ? Formes urbaines et mobilités de loisirs
(2016)
Finally the weekend! The time to escape the dense city to enjoy quieter en-vironments? While leisure occupies a central place in our lifestyles, what is the relationship between urban styles and mobility? Are the inhabitants ...
Un mouvement contre le jeu d’argent. D’un loisir controversé à un problème public (Vancouver 1994-2004)
(2016)
Gambling is now a legitimate sector of the entertainment industry. In the 1990s, opposition emerged in North America but failed to build a social movement on a large scale. This book specifically examines one of these ...
L’expérience de la différence religieuse dans l'Europe moderne (XVIe – XVIIIe siè-cles)
(2013)
This collective work explores the themes of religious coexistence and the broaching of religious frontiers in Europe during the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries. It intends to open new areas for discussion on a European level ...
S’adapter au changement climatique. Analyse critique des nouvelles politiques de gestion de l’environnement. Cas spécifiques de l’agriculture en Inde et du tourisme hivernal en Suisse
(2015)
Climate change has become a real problem in our time. This book examines the issue of how public policies can adapt to climate change. The study of two very specific cases, situated at opposing points of the world – India ...
Intimités amoureuses à l’ère du numérique
(2015)
The Internet and online social world have become the intermediaries of contemporary intimacy. Second Life offers exactly that, a ‘second life’, but in the virtual universe. This book delves into the use of this platform ...
Exposer pour exporter. Culture visuelle et expansion commerciale en Suisse (1908-1939)
(2015)
In the early 20th Century, exhibitions and international fairs were a favoured field for Swiss businesses that wished to conquer new territories in foreign markets. The way in which Switzerland was represented abroad ...
Question jurassienne et idéologies langagières. Langue et construction identitaire dans les revendications autonomistes des minorités francophones (1959-1978)
(2015)
This sociolinguistic study analyses the discourse on the language of the Jura autonomist movement. It explores the hypothesis that the language ideologies present in this discourse have participated in the identity ...
Une innovation pédagogique
(2019)
Au travail à vélo..
(2019)
Faire corps
(2018)
La conquête des clients
(2019)
Relire l’altitude
(2019)