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In this paper, I consider a problem that I call the “epistocratic specter”. The problem goes as follows : if there are political truths, by which I mean political positions that are truly good, shouldn't we make the attainment of such truths the central goal of our political system, which could lead us to restrict popular power and let only truly “enlightened” individuals make every political decision ? I explore various possible strategies in order to defend democracy against the appeal of such an epistrocratic system, and I conclude that the best available strategy is one that emphasizes that a well-organized deliberative democracy possesses an epistemic potential that is superior to that of any other political system. I conclude by showing how this fact can inform our understanding of the phenomenon of political dissent.
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Close to 20 years after its emergence and after some 15 years of implementation throughout the European Union (EU), what have been the effects of gender mainstreaming, a public policy instrument that seeks to identify the potential impact of government initiatives on women, men and gender relations ? This paper sets out to assess the effects of this new instrument of public action on the policy that nurtured it : the policy of promoting equality between women and men. Gender mainstreaming is neither a simple consequence nor just one of several causes of the change in EU equality policy. It is not just a revealing aspect of it, but also one of the main levers. As an instrument of public action, it has had distinctive effects that have brought about sweeping changes in the EU's gender regime.
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Inspired by a research creation process, this article discusses the relationship between cinema, politics and intimacy. Based on the work of Foessel (2008) concerning the links between the intimate and the public spheres, it suggests that intimacy is a privileged path to bring politics to the screen. To this end, it is based on the analysis of three films. First, Dans le laboratoire (Demers, 2023), starting point of the present text, then Pater (Cavalier, 2011), through which questions of tactility and the relationship between fiction and reality are addressed, and finally Chronique d'une crise (Larochelle, 2024), through which the antagonistic and affective dimensions of political cinema are highlighted.
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A Quebec movement advocating family policies was created in the Sixties by family groups and social workers in private agencies whose activities were undermined by the creation of public welfare and educational systems. This paper presents the associations and interest groups involved, together with the political contexts that facilitated the emergence of a joint contestation movement; it traces the transformation of this movement over three decades and the realization of some of its objectives. This historical analysis is based on documents from 17 federations of associations among those involved in this movement and on public documents from institutions and groups interacting with them, in particular the consultative councils created in the Quebec government departments responsible for family matters.
Keywords: Mouvement pour une politique familiale, groupes d'intérêts, associations familiales, conseils de la famille, gouvernance des politiques familiales, Movement advocating family policies, interest groups, family voluntary groups, family councils, participatory governance
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This article brings to light a blind spot in urban regime theory. Urban regime theory places its focus on informal public/private coalitions which rule cities. These coalitions share a common goal (for instance, urban growth) and are supposed to be stable overtime. Actually, this theory says little about how these regimes are constructed or how they are evolving. How does a city move from one regime to another, or, in other words, from one coalition to another, with a different shared goal? This article, based on an analysis of two French cities (Nantes and Rennes), argues that the notion of political work, which designates a complex and fragile set of operations that help build alliances, provides a better understanding of the processes involved in the transformation of urban regimes.
Keywords: Dépolitisation, Développement territorial, Politisation, Régimes urbains, Travail politique, Depoliticization, Urban development, Politicization, Urban regimes, Political work
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In this paper, I respond to comments and criticisms that have been addressed to a paper I have published in 2007 that articulated direct action and deliberative democracy. I concede that I was a little too optimistic in seeking through this confrontation a path that would lead to a dialogue, especially in a liberal political context. I uptake some of the comments that help me in distinguishing many forms of public debate and pluralizing public spaces, in order to make way for discordant public and voices, and in particular an anarchist public that claims, with the help of direct action, an equal voice with others.