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A former union leader, he served as general secretary of the Young Christian Workers (1992–1994), general secretary of the French Democratic Confederation of Labor (2012–2023), and president of the European Trade Union Confederation (2019–2023). He is the author of *From Contempt to Anger*. An Essay on France at Work (Seuil, 2023).
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The great democratic deficit in France
- Interview with Laurent Berger,
- conducted by Isabelle de Gaulmyn
In Études (2026/4)
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The great democratic deficit in France
- Interview with Laurent Berger,
- conducted by Isabelle de Gaulmyn
In Études (2026/4)
Emmanuel Terray in his Anthropological City (I): Africanism from a Marxist and Structuralist Perspective
In L'Homme (2025/1)
How could we work better?
- Interview with Laurent Berger,
- François Ruffin,
- conducted by Anne Dujin,
- et al.
In Esprit (2023/9 September)
The Contribution of Socio-Cultural Anthropology to Global History
In Monde(s) (2013/1 No 3)
The centralization of a peripheral cult
Islam, spirit possession, and secret societies in Bèlèdugu (Mali)
In Politique africaine (2010/2 No 118)
For a development model that brings progress for all!
In Revue française des affaires sociales (2016/1)
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Articles
The great democratic deficit in France
- Interview with Laurent Berger,
- conducted by Isabelle de Gaulmyn
In Études (2026/4)
Emmanuel Terray in his Anthropological City (I): Africanism from a Marxist and Structuralist Perspective
In L'Homme (2025/1)
How could we work better?
- Interview with Laurent Berger,
- François Ruffin,
- conducted by Anne Dujin,
- et al.
In Esprit (2023/9 September)
“Compromise is a combat sport”
- Interview with Laurent Berger,
- by Anne Lehmans
In Hermès, La Revue (2021/2 No 88)
The birth of the hierarchy in the light of shamanism
Charles Stépanoff, Voyager dans l’invisible. Techniques chamaniques de l’imagination. Foreword bu Philippe Descola. Paris, La Découverte, 2019 (“Les Empêcheurs de penser en rond”).
In L'Homme (2021/2 No 238)
“A labor union is like gray matter”
- By Laurent Berger,
- Interview conducted by Laurence Estival
In Projet (2021/2 No 381)
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For a development model that brings progress for all!
In Revue française des affaires sociales (2016/1)
Introduction
The Construction of Island Worlds
Alterity, Inequality and Mobility in the South-Western Indian Ocean
- By Laurent Berger
- and Sophie Blanchy
In Études rurales (2014/2 No 194)
The Contribution of Socio-Cultural Anthropology to Global History
In Monde(s) (2013/1 No 3)
The centralization of a peripheral cult
Islam, spirit possession, and secret societies in Bèlèdugu (Mali)
In Politique africaine (2010/2 No 118)
Kinship
Intuitive Taxonomy and Egocentric Relational Networks
In L'Homme (2009/3 No 191)