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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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• 30 jui 2012

  Grenoble

  Call for papers - History

  The innovation in the physical and sports activities of mountain in the XXth and XXIth centuries

  Journées d'Etude

  En raison des territoires dans lesquels les activités de pleine nature s’exercent, des significations qu’elles promeuvent et de leurs situations dans le champ sportif, elles conduisent à développer des perspectives intéressantes concernant les enjeux de leur développement. Centré sur les pratiques de montagne, il s'agira d'étudier les innovations dont elles sont porteuses en particulier au niveau des mécanismes d’adaptation d’ordre économique, politique, social ou culturel tant au niveau de leur exercice qu’au plan de leur inscription spatiale (et donc territoriale) et temporelle.

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