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How do I... - Saturday 04 March 2023

The search for academic experts

After defining expertise and the key points to consider when looking for an expert in the Highlight on the keys to expertise, we will now focus on academic experts.

 

Nuancing the notion of expertise

Originally simple holders of “targeted competences [...] whose recognized practice allows them to enlighten judges on controversial cases", experts have become professionalized with the developments of the industrial society to take on an autonomy which seems to place them above other citizens. To such an extent that it is now necessary not only to distinguish the criteria of expertise in order to know how to evaluate it, but also to limit the recourse to expertise in order to preserve the "democratic process". The objectives of this Highlight are...

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How do I... - Friday 20 January 2023

Right of diffusion of the K-lab documents

Can I copy a document to distribute it (documents from K-lab, Moodle or the Internet)? How do I know if I am respecting copyright?

Copyright can be seen as a "necessary evil" to encourage creation, before it can be appropriated by the public (F. Benhmaou, J. Farchy, Droit d’auteur et copyright, La découverte, 2007, p.112). It is also, in the broader context of intellectual property, an important economic issue. For example, copyright is particularly invoked by countries that are globally more exporters of content, but also by a few multinationals that concentrate the ownership of intellectual property rights on cultural content.

In this context, digital technology now makes copying much easier and more widespread, and therefore increases the risks of counterfeiting, in other words, of unauthorized copying. To summarize: "a new balance has...

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Our thematic selections - Friday 18 November 2022

Sources in geopolitics

Definition and reference material

Geopolitics have been defined as the study of geographical parameters that can influence power relationships in international relations. Having emerged as a science in the 19th century at the same time as economics, sociology and psychology, geopolitics has evolved during the 20th century, successively marked by imperialist confrontations, the Cold War and multilateralism. The discipline has recently been renewed with the relative fading of inter-state confrontations vis-à-vis other power relationships, whose fluctuations are linked to the accelerated global circulation of innovation and capital. According to Yves Lacoste, "Geopolitics means any power rivalry over or for territory".

The sources selected below are mainly in English or bilingual, in order to facilitate their...

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Tags: geopolitics, maps

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Our thematic selections - Thursday 13 October 2022

Sustainability and ecological transition

The sustainability of our social model has become a major issue in the face of the consequences of global warming and the global crisis, both environmental and social. You will find below a selection of documentary resources available at ESSEC's K-lab or freely accessible on the internet. This will allow you to approach the scientific findings of the crisis and its consequences on the economy and society. It will also focus on resources intended for higher education. This first approach should be completed by your own research. This selection of resources has been put together with the help of Together and the students of the collective ESSEC Transition.

K-lab resources

Books

You will find many books on these topics at the Learning Center, either by going directly to the shelves VII...

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Our thematic selections - Monday 09 May 2022

Diversity, equity, inclusion

​The topic of diversity, equity and inclusion is a major issue for ESSEC, higher education and society. The following is a selection of resources developed by the ESSEC K-lab, in partnership with the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Center for ESSEC. It does not claim to be exhaustive, and is based on a few examples that are not representative of the richness of the subject. It is a simple entry point for your specific research and reflections, which will go much further in terms of precision in accordance with your information needs. 

 

1/ Background

Diversity, equité, inclusion : what are we talking about?

Definitions (from Diversity in the workforce, current issues and emerging trends, edited by Marilyn Y. Byrd and Chaunda L. Scott, Routledge...

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