This journal grew out of evenings spent around one of the livelier venues on the Seine, where conversations drifted between art, politics and what people actually did for a living. The pieces here keep that spirit. They look at how institutions shape careers and how careers shape the culture around them.
Expect comparisons, history and the occasional opinion held a little too firmly. New essays appear when they are ready, not on a schedule.
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Institutions
Civil Service Exams Around the World: France, UK, Malaysia Compared
Three countries, three philosophies of selection. The French concours, the British Fast Stream and Malaysia's psychometric screening reveal what each state believes a good official looks like.