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Abstract This second lecture advances the thesis that, after the Second World War, a particular conception of democracy emerged in Western Europe - what the speaker describes as " constrained democracy ". This conception was based on a fear of …

Abstract We are interested in the question of counting cuspidal and selfdual automorphic representations of GL(n) over Q which are unramified at all primes and algebraic numbers of given distinct weights. Thanks to Arthur's work, it essentially amounts to …

Abstract Every syntactician is accustomed to experimenting with a given sentence. We modify it slightly, adding or removing a negation, changing the word order, replacing one word with another. Then we evaluate the result of the modification. Every …

Abstract The second   conference will examine one of the most distinctive and still undervalued features of Late Antique culture, namely the role of orality in disseminating culture and defining values. Through a selection of examples from all over the …

Abstract Argumental semantics deals with "   who does what to whom   " in the event or state expressed by the sentence. Each sentence can be associated with a small mental scene, involving a small number of participants, the arguments. The different roles …

Abstract Integrated pseudo-embryos  ; definition, characterization and mouse/human comparison. Experimental potential and some ethical and social issues. This fourth   lesson deals with the most advanced form of the various human pseudo-embryos covered in …

Summary The evolution of French is multilinear and the result of contacts with other languages, which give rise to a variety of linguistic structures. In the different ecologies where French cohabits with "   partner languages   ", can we hope for …

Gilles Kepel Senior Honorary Member of the Institut Universitaire de France since 2010 and University Professor, Gilles Kepel specializes in the political and religious sociology of the contemporary Middle East. His work also focuses on the political …

Abstract A strategic and spiritual parallel can be drawn between the maxim attributed to Ignatius of Loyola, " Go and set the world on fire ! " and the motto of Philip II of Spain, Orbis non sufficit (" The world is not enough "). Both expressions mark …

Abstract The first conference addresses the challenges facing democracy in Europe today. It focuses in particular on the consolidation of autocratic structures in some EU member states. The question arises as to whether the EU has the duty and ability to …

Exceptionally, this seminar will be held on a Monday. …

Abstract The first   lecture will focus on the relationship between poetry and prose in Late Antiquity. Far from being worlds apart, poetry and prose share the same expressive and communicative aesthetic, based on an atomistic idea of phrase and rhythm, …

Abstract Oxide synthesis traces its roots back to BC. Their chemical and physical properties are largely dependent on cation selection. However, the 21st century has witnessed a surge in interest towards compounds composed of multiple anion species, …