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What is 'Smart Democracy'?

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Between abuses and political crisis : “state participation” in France under Macron

"It's the idea that participation is not used to manage political dissensus and political contestation. It is...

Direct democracy is back in the 21st century

The book entitled Direct democracies has just been published in French following several others is situated...

Might this month’s French elections be the prelude to another French Revolution?

The problems with these dismal elections are many—low turnout, moribund public debate, the popularity of...

French local elections in democratic limbo

While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...

Between the Yellow Vests and Emanuel Macron: Any Opening for Modern Direct Democracy in France?

After months of angry protests by the so called yellow vests French president Emanuel Macron this week opens...

Monsieur Macrons Sense of Direct Democracy

Two-thirds of French voters chose Emmanuel Macron over Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s presidential elections,...