[eng] There is today a growing interest in local approaches both in reports of public bodies and think tanks and in scientific publications. Is this impression valid ? When did it start ? Why did it occur ? Who adopts those views ? Is it a change of approach towards society or a change in the...

[fre] La question de l'environnement devient une composante majeure du débat social. Il est encore difficile de dire de façon précise comment elle s'y intégrera et la place qu'elle y prendra. On peut néanmoins, en la caractérisant d'une façon générale, esquisser quelques grandes...

[eng] Unfavorable economic conditions and a lack of demographic balance explain, the mentality, of the farmers in the Combrailles area. What is their reaction to the idea of undertaking improvments ? They timidly try to copy « those who are better off », the « good farmers ». The latter,...

[eng] Numerous studies of rural geography, rural history, electoral, economic and religious geography have revealed the regional diversities of the French rural areas. This diversity makes every nation-wide sociological analysis fruitless; especially studies of social changes must, to make...