Rebuilding Social Fabric
From economic instability, political polarization, rising individualism, mental health crises, and climate disruption, the slow erosion of social cohesion is a common fracture line.
This special issue brings together voices from across the HEC community — researchers, entrepreneurs, students, alumni — to explore the role of trust and social bonds as foundations for economic resilience, democratic vitality, and fair transition. Without it, progress collapses.
A cross-disciplinary journey through ideas, solutions, and collective responsibility to rebuild what holds us together.
Sustainability & Society
The Burnout Economy: When Wealth Makes Us Sick
When growth no longer produces well-being but anxiety and inequality, our economic model has turned against its promise of progress, argues UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter.
Strategy & Leadership
Why CEOs Can No Longer Ignore Social Cohesion
What if social cohesion became the next competitive advantage—linking risk management, resilience and innovation?
What the Homeless Taught Us About Dignity
They had neither the words nor the gestures at first. Yet, confronted with extreme hardship and social distress during outreach patrols in the Paris metro, Pierre and Syndou discovered that rebuilding human connection is within everyone’s reach.
Jean-Marc Semoulin: Trust as a Political Act
What if social cohesion began with a shift in perspective? In Les Mureaux, Jean-Marc Semoulin is experimenting with trust and social connection as drivers of long-term territorial transformation.
