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New IAST Magazine

What do you believe in? Questions about human nature and society in this edition

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Campus

IAST-TSE Summer School

on May 26- June 20, TSE building

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Research

Book: A Man Among Other Men

written by Jordanna Matlon

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Events

June 2-3, 12th Toulouse Economics and Biology Workshop

TSE Building

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Research

Paul Seabright's The Divine Economy

The Divine Economy is a novel economic interpretation of how religions have become so powerful in the modern world.

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Research

IAST Mag - Mosques and the far right

Read this article published in the IAST magazine, 2025 winter issue

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Research

Podcast: How can we make food that is good for health, societies, the planet and the economy?

Season 4, episode 7

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Coming up soon, in Toulouse or further afield

Research Team: Political Economy

Discover Political Economy Research Team at IAST