Les élections locales 2013 en Côte d’Ivoire : des malentendus subsistent sur l’exercice de la démocratie by Christian Bouquet, Irène Kassi-Djodjo

“…After the legislatives of December 2011, local elections (municipal and regional) took place in a calm in April 2013. Therefore, the democratic process has lugged the same weaknesses (incomplete list of electors, unrenowned independent electoral commission). …”
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Devenir homosexuel ? Politiques migratoires et vérité de l’identité sexuelle by Éric Fassin, Manuela Salcedo

“…Our article is about the new relevance of the category of homosexuality in a context where sex has become the ultimate democratic truth. Immigration policies rely on sorting “true” sexual migrants from “fake” ones. …”
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L’insoutenable légèreté environnementale de la participation : une problématisation by Stéphane La Branche

“…Sustainable development has become the way to achieve a triple objective: insure economic ands material development in a sustainable and democratic manner. Yet, the links between participatory democracy and environmental protection are not direct nor necessarily positive. …”
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Uczenie się demokracji od dzieciństwa – kaprys czy potrzeba współczesności? by Agnieszka Olczak

“…In this paper the author also outlines the role of educational institutions that can and should be aware of this task and search for opportunities for the creation of conditions for the development of children’s democratic competences. …”
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Les contradictions théoriques et empiriques du modèle rifkinien de troisième révolution industrielle. L’exemple de la Région des Hauts-de-France by Christophe Beaurain, Olivier Petit, Bruno Villalba

“…We also mobilise the critique of industrial capitalism developed by Rifkin to underline the limits of experimentation in NPC (and then in Hauts-France), notably by highlighting the contradictions of its technical, ecological and democratic orientations.…”
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The ballot under the bayonet: election law in the first years of the Brazilian civil-military regime (1964-1967) by Leonardo Augusto de Andrade Barbosa

“…The trajectory of Sebastião Paes de Almeida – an oppositionist representative who was prevented from running for the office of governor of Minas Gerais on the grounds of the newly enacted legislation – provides the opportunity to assess how democratic institutions worked and how political rights were interpreted under a dictatorial regime that paradoxically relied on elections as a legitimizing strategy.…”
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Los clivajes Estado/Iglesia y centro/periferia en el México del siglo XXI. Reflexiones respecto a la actualidad y funcionalidad de la teoría de clivajes para el caso mexicano by Rubén Torres Martínez

“…These projects are currently represented by two political parties: the National Action Party and the Democratic Revolution Party. Following the same logic, two existing cleavages can be observed: a) the State – Church cleavage, and b) the center – periphery cleavage, or towards Mexican nationalism. …”
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The colonial policy of Morocco and Mauritania in Western Sahara: geopolitical and military aspects by M. S. Novikov, S. V. Novikov

“…One of such territories is Western Sahara, where the Sahrawi tribes, without recognizing themselves Moroccans or Mauritanians, declared their own state — the Sahara Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)…”
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Quel bilan tirer des politiques de paysage en France ? by Pierre Donadieu

“…Firstly nationalist and identity-based, these policies have integrated, under the international injunction, the values of heritage, environment, nature then humanism (social, cultural and democratic) in the frame of the European citizenship and the globalization of the economical flows. …”
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Crisis as opportunity—manifestations of civic practice in Libyan governance and rule of law by Anne-Marie Brinkman

“…In Libya’s protracted conflict, authoritarian, illiberal, and democratic practises exist at local and (inter)national levels. …”
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Kally Forrest (2024) Lydia: An Anthem to the Unity of Women. Johannesburg: Jacana Media. ISBN 9781431434800. 230 pp. ZAR300.00 (paperback); US$ 19.55 (kindle) by Diane Cooper

“…The biography chronicles her journey from her rural childhood, to her life as a trade unionist and a rural land restitution activist, to a member of South Africa’s first democratic parliament. Forrest draws on interviews with Mam’ Lydia, her family and fellow comrades, to provide an insightful window into a life deeply entwined with South African struggles for equality and justice. …”
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« Morale laïque » à l’école : de la tentation conservatrice à l’éducation du citoyen numérique by François Durpaire

“…Under these conditions, it could be both a laboratory for an educational revolution—didactic moral teaching could invite the ‘de-abstraction’ of learning—and a foundation for democratic citizenship.…”
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Em busca de novos jeitos de ler (e compreender) a mídia by Cidoval Morais de Sousa

“…This is done on the basis of the concepts of apparent, superficial, authoritarian and real communication, both in order to offer a critique of the prevailing models of news production and to propose possibilities of interaction with more democratic and effective communication models. The article concludes that journalists working in both functions have the task of contributing to reduce the gap that divides those who have and those who dont have access to information, but that they can only carry it out if they are open to look at the world in its complexity and by interacting with other forms of knowledge.…”
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Seeking a preferential option for the rural poor in Chile by Edward Dew

“…Thus, its experiment with land reform in the 1960s and 1970s, the setback of reform under the military in the 1970s and 1980s, and the resumption of reform under democrats in the 1990s, may provide lessons for the rest of Latin America. …”
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Le national-populisme roumain aux portes de Bruxelles by Sorina Soare

“…To fully understand this party, the scholar proposes to make a social-historical analysis based on a three levels perspective: the populist theory, its nationalistic elements and its potential to crack the democratic system. In line with the 2007 EU enlargement, the conclusions of this article lay emphasis on the limits of the changes instituted in 2005 and their influence on a continued national and international ostracism.…”
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Editorial: Novel pharmacological targets and strategies to treat neglected global diseases (NGDs): an LMIC perspective by Kishor M. Wasan, Kishor M. Wasan, Somia Iqtadar, Celestin Nzanzu Mudogo, Miguel Angel Chávez-Fumagalli

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Peran Media Sosial Sebagai Promosi Pemanfaatan Jasa Informasi di Perpustakaan Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang by Shinta Nofita Sari, Nurul Salma

“…The results of this study show that the Head of the Bali International Polytechnic Library has a leadership style that combines authoritative, affiliative, democratic, and coaching.…”
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Paulo Freire : une fenêtre ouverte vers les penseurs de la démocratie radicale by Yohan Dubigeon, Irène Pereira

“…In Castoriadis, it is the notions of paideia and praxis that articulate education, autonomy and the exercise of a “radically” democratic citizenship where everyone learns to be both governed and governing. …”
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BRICS COOPERATION AS A NEW FORMAT OF THE INTEGRATION PROCESS by A. N. Vergun

“…In conclusion, the author means that the world is entering a new era. It becomes more democratic and more open for interaction processes. …”
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L’ouverture contrastée d’un front écologique dans la Russie post-soviétique : la ceinture verte de Fennoscandie by Ian Florin

“…Adopting a critical geopolitics perspective, the article examines how environmental conservation is used to further the European Neighborhood Policy, which aims to position Russia as a key diplomatic partner by supporting its transition towards a liberal democratic model.…”
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