"It's through fear that the most unacceptable actions are carried out" - Tzvetan Todorov

Bulgarian born philosopher Tzvetan Todorov began his career in the 1960s as a literary theorist. After his move to France in 1963 he developed his interest in human science and became a champion of the intellectual movement known as Structuralism. He has published more than 30 books including the celebrated "Fear of Barbarians" and now he has been awarded the prestigious Asturias Social Sciences prize. Euronews caught up with him in Paris.