François Dubet is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Bordeaux and Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). He is the author of several books on social movements, urban problems, juvenile marginalization, delinquency, school, socialization, work and sociological theory. His current work is on sociological theories and sociology of education, inequality and justice.

Olivier Cousin is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bordeaux and is also Associate Researcher at the Center for Sociological Analysis and Intervention (CADIS, EHESS-CNRS). His areas of research include sociology of education and sociology of work.

Eric Macé is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bordeaux and is also Associate Researcher at the Center for Sociological Analysis and Intervention (EHESS-CNRS). His fields of specialization are sociology of contemporary postcolonial wars, comparative sociology of gender and sexual relations in the world and public sphere and mediacultures.

Sandrine Rui is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Researcher at the Emile-Durkheim Center (CNRS – University of Bordeaux). She is also Research Associate at the Center for Analysis and Sociological Intervention (CADIS-EHESS). Her areas of interest are democracy, participation, public action, evaluation, conflict, social movements, sociological intervention, discrimination, individuation processes and gender.