Pierre Dardot, a philosopher and teacher, is continuing his research on Marx and Hegel. Christian Laval is a sociologist and the author of several books on the History of Sociology, Utilitarianism and Education Politics, amongst which: L'ambition sociologique (2002) and L'école n'est pas une entreprise (2003), both published by La Découverte. El Mouhoub Mouhoud, is an economist and the author of several books on Globalization and its links to technical innovation and the knowledge economy, amongst which in the « Repères » series, Mondialisation et délocalisation des entreprises. Together they founded in 2004 the study and reflection group: Question Marx.