Tag: Democracy
Identitarianism: this peril that threatens our democracy, by Chloé Morin
A new cleavage is literally invading the political debate before our eyes: the one that opposes identitarians to those who maintain a universalist and republican conception of citizenship. The escalation…
In Latvia, participatory democracy at work with the online platform Manabalss
In Latvia, the Manabalss website has just received the democratic technology prize. The award was given by the Institute for Innovation in Politics. Since its creation in 2011, this site…
In Hong Kong, you can even end up in prison for playing the theme music of the democracy movement – activist Kacey Wong tells what her job is like
TAIPEI, TAIWAN Artist and democracy activist Kacey Wong is one of the many Hongkongers who have fled abroad after China suppressed the autonomous region’s democracy movement with a heavy hand.…
Florence Bergeaud-Blackler: “The Brotherhood is a theocratic movement that fights against democracy”
Florence Bergeaud-Blackler, doctor in anthropology, researcher at the CNRS, author of a book on the Muslim Brotherhood, “Le frerisme et ses networks. The investigation” (Ed. Odile Jacob), is this May…
Wanting to renew democracy is a dangerous illusion, by Vincent Tournier
With the contestation of the pension reform, which was accompanied by a criticism of the institutions, we have seen the multiplication of pleas in favor of “democratic renewal” with the…
Sedef Ecer (Turkish novelist): “The scale of the participation in the elections is a lesson in democracy”
Presidential election in Turkey, a second round is needed to decide between the two candidates in pole position, the outgoing president Reçep Tayyip Erdogan (49%) and his competitor, the social…
The guest list for Charles’ coronation causes a stir – among them is a Chinese politician hated by democracy activists and the leadership of Sinn Féin
The coronation of the British King Charles III will be held in London on Saturday next week. A couple of thousand guests have been invited to the event. Next week…
A Chinese secret police station was found in New York that was harassing democracy activists – according to China, the station offered aid services
The mission of the station was to harass opponents of the Chinese regime and democracy activists. It is estimated that China has more than a hundred illegal police stations abroad.…
A “sick” democracy under Emmanuel Macron (poll): “A deep questioning of the institutions”
Three days after the promulgation of the pension reform, Emmanuel Macron addresses this Monday evening at 8 p.m. to the French, who consider him authoritarian, and who consider, at 75%,…
Catherine Vautrin: “Our democracy is in danger”
Eleven months ago almost to the day, on Saturday May 14, 2022, Catherine Vautrin spoke discreetly with Jean Castex to study the conditions for the transfer of power to Matignon.…