Dominique Méda is Professor at the University of Paris-Dauphine, France. She is also Director of IRISSO, an interdisciplinary social science research institute, and Director of the Chair of “Ecological Reconversion, Work, Employment and Social Policies” at the College d’études mondiales, Paris, France. Her research interests include work, social policies and sustainable development. Patricia Vendramin is Professor of Sociology in the University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. She is also Director of the FOPES (Open Faculty in Social and Economic Policies) and of the Chair of “Labour-University”, both in the University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Her research interests relate to work and employment issues.