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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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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Our thematic selections - Wednesday 09 February 2022
Digital sobriety
It's a phrase we're hearing more and more: what exactly is digital sobriety? Very recently, most of our activities went online during the exceptional circumstance of the Covid-19 pandemic. But this only accentuated a basic trend. Digital technology is now omnipresent in our lives: what are the risks of an excess? What is the basis for defining this excess? How do the consequences of digital use manifest themselves in different fields: economy, society, ecology?
Why do we associate the term "sobriety" with digital technology in particular? Are they two terms that cannot really be thought of without each other?
Indeed, digital technology represents an enormous consumption of resources and a considerable emission of waste, including CO2, which contributes to global warming. But historically it has been presented, perhaps even thought as a process of dematerialization. In other words, a way to pursue economic...
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- Tuesday 10 November 2020
Learning English
To learn and improve your English, nothing is better than to practice regularly! To that end, we have selected websites where you can do grammar exercises, learn vocabulary or practice for different exams, as well as less academic tools: podcasts with their transcriptions, subtitled videos, comic books, etc.
You can borrow many books to learn the english language at the Learning Center, some of which contain CDs or online recordings for you to practice listening skills. We can lend you CD/DVD players if you need them.
The British...
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