We develop an economic theory of tolerance where styles of behaviour are invested with symbolic value. Value systems are endogenous and taught by parents to their children. In conjunction with actual behaviour, value systems determine the esteem enjoyed by individuals. Intolerant individuals...

Much international research haspointed out that farm women in a Westernagricultural context have not identified withthe ideas and politics of feminism. This issuehas troubled feminist scholars in the field,since much research has documented thesubordinate position of farm women....

</titre> Since feminism is an ongoing process of practices and theorizing that unveils the complexity of the ?subject? of feminism, in this essay I focus on Latin American genealogies and legacies. In the first part, I follow the anarchist, socialist and liberal roots of Latin American feminism....

Since feminism is an ongoing process of practices and theorizing that unveils the complexity of the ?subject? of feminism, in this essay I focus on Latin American genealogies and legacies. In the first part, I follow the anarchist, socialist and liberal roots of Latin American feminism. The 70s...

What are the deep roots underlying the strong wave of religious movements in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries ? According to the author, it is the blow to identity and social values that the secular groups who ruled these countries since independence have constantly inflicted on...