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AbstractBased on a certain number of recent examples chosen among other possible cases, this paper tries to show that beyond the secularization experienced in Europe, the political sphere resorts willingly to the institutionalized religious sphere to tackle various situations in the face of which it feels more or less powerless. This instrumentalization of the religious sector is based essentially on three of its characteristics : it is an important resource of identity for numerous countries ; for a long time the sole ethical reference, it is still today easily regarded as endowed with particularly significant skills ; and lastly, it offers a whole arsenal of rites, available for all circumstances which call for some form or other of public celebration. Such uses of religious ‘resources' by the political sector must not, however, lead us to speak of a ‘revival of religion' for it is usually divested of its essential component — a belief in transcendance. Indeed, this religious phenomenon finds a place on the public scene without any reemergence of the power of regulation of its authorities.
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AbstractThis paper regards the means by which the European Commission organizes the political and technical dialogue between the partners representing the member States and the applicant countries. Partnership, whose legal and ideological base is never contested, is necessary on the one hand to fix the political lines which sustain cooperative activities that are linked to the process of changing Central and Eastern European States, societies and institutions. On the other hand, while giving a technical meaning and content, it contributes to the realization of these activities. The paper analyzes the semantic position of “partnership” on the European stage and the building of those relationships, which allow political, administrative and social representatives to cooperate practically. That implies the observation of the linguistic dimension of the exchanges and the projection of the rhetoric of change on the definition of the European project.
Keywords: Bellier, Union européenne, institutions, élargissement, partenariat, Bellier, European Union, institutions, enlargement, partnership
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AbstractOn May 29, 2005, the European Constitution Treaty submitted by referendum had been rejected by a majority of French voters. What does this opposition to the project of a European Constitution mean ? How can it be explained ? As after each vote, the interpretation of the results raises symbolic struggles amongst politicians, journalists, and experts. This research paper aims at analysing the media coverage of this “no” vote, especially through the study of leading columns. It deals with ideological strategies as well as structural logics. It reflects on the impact of mass media on the public sphere.