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2012

Clermont-Ferrand

Call for papers - Political studies

Referendums and the European democratic ideal

There has most definitely been a renewed interest in referendums in Europe. Over time, some countries such as Switzerland have fully integrated this form of popular ballot into their political practises while others, having scarcely used them in the past, are turning to them more and more. Given that the absolute purity of referendums contrasts sharply with the imperfections of representative democracy, they are often considered to be the impassable horizon of the democratic ideal. In this sense, they can be considered to be the essential expression of democratic will. Yet referendums are more frequently referred to in political discourse than they are actually put into use.

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Conference, symposium - Political studies

Technologies, politics and mediation

Il s'agira de penser, jusque dans leurs conséquences sociales et politiques, les techniques et les technologies non pas comme de simples intermédiaires dans la réalisation des fins humaines - ni comme les vecteurs d'une domination totalisante -, mais comme autant de médiations à construire et à déconstruire.

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