About
Former editor-in-chief of Revue Projet, he is now director of action and advocacy for France at Secours catholique. Previously, he worked for CCFD-Terre Solidaire on Southern countries' debt, tax havens, France's African policy and ill-gotten gains.
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Young people at work: In search of lost meaning
- By Cécile Van de Velde,
- Interviewed by Louise Roblin,
- Bertrand Cassaigne
- et al.
In Projet (2017/6 No 361)
Is the Front National republican?
- By Sylvain Crépon,
- Interviewed by Lucile Leclair
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2016/5 No 354)
Fiscal Optimization: An Officer Explains
- By Hervé Singer,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2014/4 No 341)
Development Without a State? The Case of Haiti
- By Alice Corbet,
- Pierre Duquesne,
- Jacqueline Plaisir,
- et al.
In Projet (2014/2 No 339)
Bhoutan: When Should One Finally Expect Happiness?
In Projet (2012/6 No 331)
Voting in France: A Story of Disenchantment
- By Michel Winock
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2012/2 No 327)
Co-authors
Articles
Listening to other people’s beliefs
- By Hartmut Rosa,
- Interview conducted by Sarah Maréchal,
- and Jean Merckaert,
- et al.
In Projet (2019/2 No 369)
For a relational economy
In Projet (2018/5 No 366)
Let’s free ourselves from jail!
In Projet (2018/4 No 365)
“Jail: the only place that’s open 24/7 and accepts everyone”
- By Dominique Perben,
- Dominique Raimbourg,
- Interview conducted by Anne de Mullenheim,
- et al.
In Projet (2018/4 No 365)
Who is punishment for? What do victims expect from it?
- By Denis Salas,
- Olivia Mons,
- Interview conducted by Martin de Lalaubie,
- et al.
In Projet (2018/4 No 365)
Housing is not a commodity
In Projet (2018/3 No 364)
For better or for “GDP ”
In Projet (2018/1 No 362)
In the spotlight
Dreaming of another future
- By Patrick Viveret,
- Florence Jany-Catrice,
- Interviewed by Anne de Mullenheim
- et al.
In Projet (2018/1 No 362)
In the spotlight
Young people at work: In search of lost meaning
- By Cécile Van de Velde,
- Interviewed by Louise Roblin,
- Bertrand Cassaigne
- et al.
In Projet (2017/6 No 361)
Employment: Too much is being asked
In Projet (2017/6 No 361)
Guillaume Le Blanc and Fabienne Brugère, LA FIN DE L’HOSPITALITÉ. LAMPEDUSA, LESBOS, CALAIS... JUSQU’OÙ IRONS-NOUS ?
Flammarion, 2017, 240 p., 18 €
In Projet (2017/5 No 360)
Removing the Specter of 55oC
In Projet (2017/5 No 360)
When ecology impacts private life
In Projet (2017/4 No 359)
Xavier Ricard Lanata, BLANCHE EST LA TERRE
Seuil, 2017, 332 p., 20 €, e-pub 15 €
In Projet (2017/4 No 359)
Choosing hospitality
In Projet (2017/3 No 358)
In the spotlight
“No politics without passion”
- By Yves Sintomer,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2017/2 No 357)
Panorama
“Citizenship brings collective responsibility”
- By Gérôme Truc,
- Rony Brauman,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert,
- et al.
In Projet (2017/2 No 357)
Citizens unavailable?
In Projet (2017/2 No 357)
Abandon or reinvent the political field?
In Projet (2017/2 No 357)
“Distributing primary income equitably”
- By Philippe Askenazy,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
- and Claire Capou
In Projet (2017/1 No 356)
Making climate a local issue
- By Susan Anderson,
- Jean Merckaert,
- Interviewed by Marie Drique
In Projet (2017/1 No 356)
So that others can simply live
In Projet (2017/1 No 356)
Regaining time
In Projet (2016/6 No 355)
In the spotlight
Intensifying life to defy death?
- By Cynthia Fleury,
- Interviewed by Marie Drique,
- Jean Merckaert
- et al.
In Projet (2016/6 No 355)
“When you are passionate, shopping bores you”
- By Gilles Lipovetsky,
- Interviewed by Marie Drique
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2016/6 No 355)
Facing the far right
In Projet (2016/5 No 354)
In the spotlight
Is the Front National republican?
- By Sylvain Crépon,
- Interviewed by Lucile Leclair
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2016/5 No 354)
Irreversible asymmetry?
In Projet (2016/4 No 353)
In the spotlight
“Ethical stakes have to be embedded in companies”
- By Xavier Becquey,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2016/4 No 353)
In the spotlight
“New infringements need to be created”
- By William Bourdon,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2016/4 No 353)
In the spotlight
“Markets are pushing sovereignty to renounce itself”
- By Antoine Garapon,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2016/4 No 353)
Who teaches us to be fraternal?
In Projet (2016/3 No 352)
In the spotlight
Everydayness, the standard of our struggles
- By Fabien Eboussi-Boulaga,
- Interviewed by Aurore Chaillou
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2016/2 No 351)
Panorama
What is the fate of fallen presidents?
- By Brice Mackosso,
- Philippe Perdrix,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
- et al.
In Projet (2016/2 No 351)
In the spotlight
Citizen protests, repression, and counter-revolution in Africa
- By Richard Banégas,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2016/2 No 351)
In the spotlight
Africa needs a utopia
- By Felwine Sarr,
- Interviewed by Jacques Nguimbous
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2016/2 No 351)
A heavy page to turn
In Projet (2016/2 No 351)
We are the red line
In Projet (2016/1 No 350)
Alexis Spire and Katia Weidenfeld, L’IMPUNITÉ FISCALE. Quand l’État brade sa souveraineté
La Découverte, 2015, 176 p., 13.50 €
In Projet (2016/1 No 350)
François Dubet and Marie Duru-Bellat, 10 PROPOSITIONS POUR CHANGER D’ÉCOLE
Seuil, 2015, 160 p., 14.50 €
In Projet (2016/1 No 350)
“Laudato si’”: Accepting our limits
In Projet (2016/1 No 350)
Jézabel Couppey-Soubeyran and Christophe Nijdam, Parlons banque en 30 questions, La Documentation française, 2014, 96 p., 5.90 €
In Projet (2015/6 No 349)
Redefining progress
In Projet (2015/6 No 349)
In the spotlight
“It is our duty to find new prospects”
- By Philippe Vasseur,
- Interviewed by Marie Drique,
- Pierre Duclos
- et al.
In Projet (2015/6 No 349)
In the spotlight
Will unions go green?
- By Fabrice Flipo,
- Interviewed by Marie Drique
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2015/6 No 349)
In the spotlight
“That which is Taylorized will disappear”
- By Gilles Babinet,
- Interviewed by Marie Drique
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2015/6 No 349)
Joseph Stiglitz, The Great Divide: Unequal societies and what we can do about them, W. W. Norton, 2015, 464 p.
In Projet (2015/6 No 349)
Valérie-Laure Benabou and Judith Rochfeld, À QUI PROFITE LE CLIC ? Le partage de la valeur à l’heure numérique
Odile Jacob, 2015, 112 p., 17.90 €
In Projet (2015/5 No 348)
Carbon tax in Sweden
- By Susanne Åkerfeldt,
- Henrik Hammar,
- Written interview by Marie Drique
- et al.
In Projet (2015/5 No 348)
Denial is not a policy
In Projet (2015/5 No 348)
Pascal Canfin and Peter Staime, CLIMAT: 30 questions pour comprendre la conférence de Paris
Les Petits Matins, 2015, 200 p., 12.25 €
In Projet (2015/5 No 348)
Building a shared wisdom?
- By Salima Naït Ahmed,
- Catherine Eveillard,
- Elena Lasida,
- et al.
In Projet (2015/4 No 347)
Nature and (re)discovery
- By Marie Drique
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2015/4 No 347)
Gilles Babinet, BIG DATA, PENSER L’HOMME ET LE MONDE AUTREMENT
Le Passeur, 2015, 256 p., 20,50 €
In Projet (2015/4 No 347)
“The level of radicalness needed for change is one that involves faith”
- By Alain Cugno,
- Gérald Hess,
- Interviewed by Marie Drique
- et al.
In Projet (2015/4 No 347)
Diminishing because Christian
- By Martin Kopp,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2015/4 No 347)
Serge Paugam, VIVRE ENSEMBLE DANS UN MONDE INCERTAIN
L’Aube, 2015, 108 p., 12 €
In Projet (2015/4 No 347)
“Environment: Do not ignore conflicts”
- By Catherine Larrère,
- Interviewed by Marie Drique
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2015/4 No 347)
Facing the ultimate questions
In Projet (2015/4 No 347)
Beyond Accounting Considerations
In Projet (2015/3 No 346)
Bérengère Hurand and Catherine Larrère (eds), Y-a-t-il du sacré dans la nature?
Paris: Publications de la Sorbonne, 2014, 182pp, €19
In Projet (2015/2 No 345)
“We Still Need Teachers”
- By Michel Serres,
- Interviewed by Jean Caron
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2015/2 No 345)
Enthusiasm and Lucidity
In Projet (2015/2 No 345)
Éric Walravens, Dumping fiscal. Enquête sur un chantage qui ruine nos États
Paris: Les petits matins/Institut Veblen, 2014, 208pp, €15
In Projet (2015/1 No 344)
Mobilizing Social Energy
In Projet (2015/1 No 344)
“Finance: NGOs Must Enter the Fray”
- By Thierry Philipponnat,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2014/6 No 343)
How to Best Choose One’s Bank?
In Projet (2014/6 No 343)
Giving a Face to Finance
In Projet (2014/6 No 343)
ISR: Making the World a Better Place?
- By Gunther Capelle-Blancard,
- Nicole Notat,
- Jean Merckaert,
- et al.
In Projet (2014/6 No 343)
On the Public Need for Religions
In Projet (2014/5 No 342)
Alain Grandjean and Hélène Le Teno, Miser (vraiment) sur la transition écologique
Paris: Les Éditions de l’Atelier, 2014, 192pp, €17
In Projet (2014/5 No 342)
The Sweet Music of Tax
In Projet (2014/4 No 341)
Enforcing the Multinationals: A Gamble?
- By Sol Picciotto,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
- and Pascal Saint-Amans
In Projet (2014/4 No 341)
Fiscal Optimization: An Officer Explains
- By Hervé Singer,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2014/4 No 341)
The Fiscal Pact Put to the Test of Globalization
In Projet (2014/4 No 341)
The Priority: Enforcing Wealth
- By Thomas Piketty,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert,
- Jean Vettraino
In Projet (2014/4 No 341)
“Inequalities Make Us Sick”
- By Richard Wilkinson,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2014/4 No 341)
Christian Chavagneux and Thierry Philipponat, La capture, où l’on verra comment les intérêts financiers ont pris le pas sur l’intérêt général et comment mettre fin à cette situation
Paris: La Découverte, 2014, 136pp, €12
In Projet (2014/3 No 340)
Philippe Frémeaux, Wojtek Kalinowsky, and Aurore Lalucq, Transition écologique, mode d’emploi
Paris: Alternatives économiques/Les petits matins, 2014, 264pp, €12
In Projet (2014/3 No 340)
Should Victims Be Canonized?
In Projet (2014/3 No 340)
Development Without a State? The Case of Haiti
- By Alice Corbet,
- Pierre Duquesne,
- Jacqueline Plaisir,
- et al.
In Projet (2014/2 No 339)
“Today’s Europe Does Not Fire the Imagination Like China”
- By James Galbraith,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
- and Solange de Coussemaker
In Projet (2014/2 No 339)
Regaining Control of Our Destiny
In Projet (2014/2 No 339)
Europe, Hostage of Finance?
- By Pierre de Lauzun,
- Thierry Philipponnat,
- Interviewed by Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2014/2 No 339)
Adrien de Tricornot, Mathias Thépot, Franck Dedieu, Mon Amie c’est la finance! Comment François Hollande a plié devant les banquiers
Paris: Bayard, 2014, 200pp, €17
In Projet (2014/2 No 339)
Spotlight
When Indians Assert Their Rights
- By Reetika Khera
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2014/1 No 338)
Crossfire
How Far should Development be Entrusted to Private Companies?
- By Henry de Cazotte,
- Cécile Renouard,
- Jean Merckaert
- et al.
In Projet (2014/1 No 338)
Spotlight
“Our Challenge: Designing Social and Sustainable Development”
In Projet (2014/1 No 338)
When Africa Emerges from the Shadows
In Projet (2014/1 No 338)
Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Le Théorème du lampadaire
Paris: Les Liens qui Libèrent, 2013, 256pp, €20
In Projet (2014/1 No 338)
2015, a Pivotal Year
In Projet (2014/1 No 338)
Gaëtan Mortier, Finance éthique: le grand malentendu
ISG/FYP, 2013, 96 pages, 9.90€
In Projet (2013/5 No 336-337)
Denis Baupin, La révolution énergétique, une chance pour sortir de la crise
Les petits matins, 2013, 160 pages, 5 €
In Projet (2013/5 No 336-337)
Juliet Schor, La véritable richesse. Une économie du temps retrouvé
Charles Léopold Mayer, 2013, 262 pages, 20 € [2010, Translated from American English by Françoise and Paul Chemla]
In Projet (2013/5 No 336-337)
In the Spotlight
Loos-en-Gohelle: Converting a Territory
- By Jean-François Caron,
- Jean Merckaert,
- Grégoire Lefèvre
- et al.
In Projet (2013/5 No 336-337)
The Planet against Employment?
In Projet (2013/5 No 336-337)
Alternating Viewpoints
Adapting to the Global Job Market: To What Extent?
In Projet (2013/5 No 336-337)
Welcoming More to Earn More
In Projet (2013/4 No 335)
Tax Havens: The Industry of Secrecy
In Projet (2013/3 No 334)
One Does Not Treat Symptoms
In Projet (2013/3 No 334)
Education: The Public-Private Cleavage Is Outdated
In Projet (2013/2 No 333)
Facing the Challenge of Inequalities in School
In Projet (2013/2 No 333)
Pastoral Polyphony
In Projet (2013/1 No 332)
Book Reviews
In Projet (2012/6 No 331)
Living in Harmony: The Sarayaku Political Project
- By Daniel Santi
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2012/6 No 331)
Who Sets the Standards among Accountants?
In Projet (2012/6 No 331)
“The Difficulty in Measuring What Is Priceless”
- By Jean-Luc Tave,
- Philippe Cuneo,
- Aurore Chaillou
- et al.
In Projet (2012/6 No 331)
Liberty, Community, and Gratuitousness
- By Pedro de Velasco
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2012/6 No 331)
Bhoutan: When Should One Finally Expect Happiness?
In Projet (2012/6 No 331)
Editorial
Combining the Future with the Present
In Projet (2012/5 No 330)
Ongoing Debate
“We Are Laboratory Animals for Neoliberalism”
- By Ira Sinigalia
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2012/5 No 330)
Current Debate
Going Green with Democracy?
- By Dominique Bourg,
- Jean-Pierre Bompard,
- Laurent Duarte,
- et al.
In Projet (2012/5 No 330)
An Antidote to Individualism
In Projet (2012/4 No 329)
Freely Inherit
Projet, the Euro, and the European Project
In Projet (2012/3 No 328)
Voting in France: A Story of Disenchantment
- By Michel Winock
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2012/2 No 327)
Politics: Believing or Not in the Power of the Ballot
- By Marie-Gabrielle Lucas,
- Rodrigue Lohier,
- Jérôme Brouillet,
- et al.
In Projet (2012/2 No 327)
Politics and Communication Are Not Compatible
In Projet (2012/2 No 327)
Current Debate: Why Do We Still Vote? (Introduction)
In Projet (2012/2 No 327)
Voting during Swing Periods
- By Myriam Revault d’Allonnes,
- Pascal Perrineau,
- Michel Wieviorka,
- et al.
In Projet (2012/2 No 327)
Who Should Pay for the Dictators?
In Projet (2012/2 No 327)
We Are All Greek
In Projet (2012/2 No 327)
Sébastien Laurent (ed.)
Les espions français parlent
Nouveau monde éd., 2011, 622 pages, 24 €
In Projet (2012/2 No 327)
Thierry Pech
Le temps des riches
Seuil, 2011, 180 pages, 15 €
In Projet (2012/1 No 326)
Editorial: “Corruption, the Poor Cousin of the Campaign”
In Projet (2012/1 No 326)
Philippe Frémeaux
La nouvelle alternative? Enquête sur l’économie sociale et solidaire
Alternatives économiques/Les Petits Matins, 2011, 160 pages, 12 €
In Projet (2012/1 No 326)
China, Green Power? (Introduction)
In Projet (2012/1 No 326)
Dictators’ Creditors Do Not Feel Repentance
In Revue internationale et stratégique (2012/1 No 85)
“Capitalist Globalization Is Based on a Huge Contradiction”
- By Jean-François Bayart,
- Jean Merckaert,
- Aurore Chaillou
- et al.
In Projet (2011/5 No 324 - 325)
Strasbourg Courts Human Rights (Introduction)
In Projet (2011/5 No 324 - 325)
“No One Is Safe from Totalitarian Danger “
- By Françoise Tulkens
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2011/5 No 324 - 325)
Editorial: “In Politics, We Believe”
In Projet (2011/5 No 324 - 325)
“Sustainable Development Requires Scandals to Advance“
- By Ève Chiapello
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2011/5 No 324 - 325)
We all Agree to Capitalism
In Projet (2011/5 No 324 - 325)
Christian Chavagneux
Une brève histoire des crises financières. Des tulipes aux subprimes
La Découverte, 2011, 238 pages, 16.50 €
In Projet (2011/5 No 324 - 325)
When Globalization Rhymes with Predation
- By Rigobert Minani
- and Jean Merckaert
In Projet (2011/5 No 324 - 325)
“We Want to Get Out of Oil Dependency”
In Projet (2011/5 No 324 - 325)
Frédéric Lordon
D’un retournement l’autre. Comédie sérieuse sur la crise financière. En quatre actes et en alexandrins
Seuil, 2011, 140 pages, 14 €
In Projet (2011/5 No 324 - 325)
Gustave Massiah
Une stratégie altermondialiste
La Découverte, 2011, 324 pages, 18.50 €
In Projet (2011/4 No 323)
When Services Enslave
In Projet (2011/4 No 323)
“Common Sense Does Not Lie? (Editorial)”
In Projet (2011/4 No 323)
Jean-Louis Laville
Agir à gauche. L’économie sociale et solidaire
DDB, 2011, 138 page, 10 €
In Projet (2011/4 No 323)
“Work, an Isolating Factor? (Introduction)”
In Projet (2011/4 No 323)
Michel Griffon
Pour des agricultures écologiquement intensives
L’Aube, 2010, 144 pages, 14 €
In Projet (2011/4 No 323)
“Justice, a Matter for Professionals? (Introduction)”
In Projet (2011/4 No 323)
Opening
In Projet (2011/3 No 322)
Opening
In Projet (2011/3 No 322)
Editorial
In Projet (2011/3 No 322)
Opening
In Projet (2011/2 No 321)
Editorial
In Projet (2011/2 No 321)
Thomas Deltombe, Manuel Domergue, and Jacob Tatsitsa: . La Découverte, 2011, 741 Pages, 25€
Book Review
- By Jean Merckaert
- and Zobel Behalal
In Projet (2011/2 No 321)
The CAP Ventures Cautiously
Opening
In Projet (2011/2 No 321)
Elena Lasida, ed. Justice et Paix France
Oser un nouveau développement. Au-delà de la croissance et de la décroissance
Bayard, 2010, 144 pages, 10 €
In Projet (2011/1 No 320)
Editorial
In Projet (2011/1 No 320)
Behind the Currency War
Opening
In Projet (2011/1 No 320)
Europe, Hostage of Debt?
Opening
In Projet (2010/6 No 319)
319, December 2010
Editorial
In Projet (2010/6 No 319)
New Lending to Southern Countries: Learning from the Past
- By Jean Merckaert
- and Aldo Caliari
In Afrique contemporaine (2007/3 No 223-224)