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• 31 déc 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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• 17 déc 2012

  18 déc 2012

  Guyancourt

  Conference, symposium - Sociology

  The legal professions in France and Russia

  Colloque pluridisciplinaire international organisé par le Centre de recherches Versailles institutions publiques (VIP), l'Institut de sociologie de Moscou (Académie des sciences), le RT1 de l'Association française de sociologie, le CR32 de l'Association internationale des sociologues de langue française.

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• 15 avr 2012

  Zhytomyr

  Call for papers - Modern

  Violence and its Aftermath in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Context

  Fourth International Social Science Summer School in Zhytomyr (Ukraine), 4-10 July 2012

  Cette année, la question des violences en contexte soviétique et post-soviétique sera au centre des discussions. L’école est destinée à des doctorants ou jeunes docteurs, qui présenteront leurs recherches et participeront aux discussions. Le programme est organisé dans une perspective interdisciplinaire autour de cours, discussions par sessions thématiques et visites de terrain à Zhytomyr (Ukraine).

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• 20 jan 2012

  Paris

  Conference, symposium - Sociology

  The banalisation of extremism on the eve of the French presidential elections: radicalisation or deradicalisation

  Le GEPECS, Université Paris Descartes, organise un colloque interdisciplinaire sur le thème de la banalisation de l’extrémisme à l'approche de l'élection présidentielle française de 2012, coordonné par Birgitta Orfali, organisé par Aurélie Delcros et Iana Guillemeau.

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