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Johan Rochel, the far-center string-puller
Switzerland

Johan Rochel, the far-center string-puller

written by Diana-Alice Ramsauer

He has at least thirteen hats on his head, as many as the stars on his cantonal flag. At the very limited level of French-speaking Switzerland, he represents a (small) public voice. He proposes his way of seeing the world to anyone who will listen: through the Appel Citoyen movement he co-founded, the Foraus think tank he vice-chaired or the ethics laboratory he still co-directs. He also unpacks his values on 19h30 when he is invited to talk about fundamental freedom, on Le Temps when he conducts a questionnaire on sustainability, or on his blog when he analyzes current events while presenting the object of his research. And when you're a philosopher, «the object of your research» is vast. And diluted.

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With the green wave, a new conservatism?
Switzerland

With the green wave, a new conservatism?

By Jonas Follonier · October 21, 2019
Liberalism and conservatism, two niches of the classical European right, are not the big losers of the federal elections. If you think about it, the ecological preoccupation now officially present among the population denotes a new form of conservatism and way of conceiving freedom, beyond the social and progressive dimension that characterizes this movement. A mutation of the great ideologies that brings great strengths, but also great risks. Analysis.
A Europe of destiny
Policy

A Europe of destiny

By Jonas Follonier · July 21, 2019
What would a Union of Destiny be? It would be a union defined by values, before being defined by economic principles and technical and legal standards.
Pascal Couchepin and Philippe Nantermod debate liberalism
Switzerland

Pascal Couchepin and Philippe Nantermod debate liberalism

By Jonas Follonier · July 11, 2019
Le livre «La suite des idées» sorti aux Editions Favre en mars dernier pourrait être reçu comme un simple dialogue politique entre deux personnalités libérales-radicales valaisannes, l’un ancien président de la Confédération, l’autre conseiller national. L’ouvrage est bien plus que cela: il livre des réflexions authentiques sur le libéralisme et tournées vers la pratique. Il donne une bonne idée des questions brûlantes dont cette famille de pensées ne peut pas faire l’économie à l’heure de la remise en question de l’individu, du mérite ou de la responsabilité. Pascal Couchepin nous ouvre les portes de son bureau en ville de Martigny, là où il a dialogué avec Philippe Nantermod sur un choix varié de sujets.