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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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• 07 jui 2012

  Paris

  Study days - Sociology

  A political history of techno-scientific governance: the shaping of transnational networks of Cold-War elites

  Le programme ERC Futurepol « A political history of the future » coordonné par Jenny Andersson (CNRS, Sciences Po) organise le 7 juin 2012 de 14h30 à 16h30 à Sciences Po (salle du conseil - 13, rue de l'Université - 75007 Paris) un séminaire intitulé « A political history of techno-scientific governance: the shaping of transnational networks of Cold War elites ».À cette occasion, Egle Rindzeviciute (Sciences Po) et Leena Riska-Campbell (Université d'Helsinky) viendront présenter leurs recherches sur l'International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) et son rôle pendant la Guerre Froide. Elles seront discutées par Marie-Laure Djelic (ESSEC Business School).

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• 01 fév 2012

  Liège

  Call for papers - Political studies

  Emerging actors and world governance: challenges and opportunities

  Research afternoon at the political sciences department of the ULg

  Appel à communication pour un séminaire sur les acteurs émergents et la gouvernance mondiale dans le cadre du cinquième après-midi de recherche du Département de science politique de l'Université. La philosophie du Département de science politique de l’ULg n’est pas de limiter les séminaires à une approche particulière de la science politique. L’intérêt de cet événement est de débattre autour d’un objet d’étude en mêlant diverses disciplines (approches politologiques, juridiques, historiques, sociologiques, philosophiques, etc.).

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