"The Cahiers Parisiens/Parisian Notebooks" publish selected papers drawn from various advanced-level conferences and lectures at the University of Chicago Center in Paris. Number Three contains previously unpublished manuscripts by Paul Valery as well as papers presented at conferences held during the 2005-6 academic year: "France and its Others: New Museums, New Identities," "Heroism and the Enlightenment," "Actuarial Methods in Punishment and Policing," "The Threat of Chaos and the Promise of Order: Reflections on Globalization and International Organizations in the 21st Century," "The Self," and "Regards croises sur les societes d'Europe de l'Est."