Alain Touraine, a major figure in the field of academia when it comes to sociology, social action and social movements, respected for his innovative and stimulating approaches, met representatives of Iraqi youth in all its components, in Paris, during a seminar organised by the French Research Center for Iraq. During this exclusive interview, he ponders of “what gives meaning” which cannot be solely justified by the sums of small personal pleasures. He explains this change of “meaning” in a world that had until then prioritized collective movements related to work, by a new social setting that the sociologist must take into account