Reinvent democracy

How to reinvent democracy ? For three days, a hundred researchers, intellectuals, political leaders, and journalists tried to answer this question during the forum organized by the Republic of ideas in Grenoble on May 8, 9 and 10.

Find every week on video in The life of ideas The tracks mentioned by the speakers of these meetings. Reviews on social democracy, reform of capitalism, Europe, global governance or the Internet. Reflections that open the debate for a democracy that is both more complex and closer to citizens.

On the program of this file:

Video interviews:

  • “” Precarious work, protected capital »(05/13/2009)

New economic risks sharing. Interview with Philippe Askenazy.

  • “” Europe really suffers from a “ democratic deficit »» ? »(19/05/2009)

Interview with Justine Lacroix.

  • “” Of democracy in Africa »»

Interview with Mamadou Diouf.

  • “” Internet: new democratic space ? »»

Interview with Dominique Cardon.

  • “” Democracy in the face of the crisis of capitalism »»

Interviews with André Orléan and Laurence Fontaine.

  • “” Towards a global democracy ? »»

Interview with Gilles Andréani.

The authors’ coffee

Christian Baudelot, François Dubet, Jon Elster, Roger Establet, Laurence Fontaine, Justine Lacroix, David Mangin and Anne Simonin were the guests of the Café des Authors, animated by the life team during the forum “ Reinvent democracy »Has held in Grenoble on May 8, 9 and 10. Video retransmission.

Web resources

Audio recordings of the Round Tables, retransmission of France Culture and France Inter recorded on -site programs, supplement of the Worldarticles about forum, …

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