The term populist is a modern invention. Yet it says nothing about a dynamic whose mainspring can be found as far back as antiquity: criticism of the imperfections of the political system, with the aim of amending it.
Turning the biography of a dictator responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths into a film is a daring gamble. All the more so when you mix dark humor and fantasy. Unfortunately, the ingredients just don't mix.
Social fracture and disillusionment: the silent majority and the Parisian elite no longer understand each other. At the center of the fray, a providential politician makes promises, heats up and charms the crowds. A powerful critique of populism, even of democracy.
Known for his Palme d'Or win on the theme of abortion with «4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days» (2004), Romanian director Cristian Mungui's «R.M.N.» unravels the stubborn populist resentments of a Transylvanian village under the yoke of the EU.
The growing popularity of «populist» leaders in the Western world reflects a long-standing but ever-present divide between the elites and the people. This raises profound questions about what democracy should be. Gérard Araud, Chantal Delsol and David Goodhart help us do just that.
Antoine-Frédéric Bernhard et Jonas Follonier La règle de la double majorité du peuple et des cantons s'est fait snober de...
Les bouquins du mardi – Ivan Garcia Giacomo Papi décrit avec minutie les travers des populismes actuels dans Le recensement des...
The year 2020, in addition to having seen a pandemic of immeasurable impact, has marked the return, or rather the rebirth, of a notion that was once thought to be obsolete, unsuitable and even dangerous: that of sovereignty. In the space of a few months, the issue has once again become central. But an anachronistic vocabulary tends to overshadow what is really at stake: not the withdrawal of nations into themselves, but the pursuit of balanced regulation of globalization.
Le continent de la globalisation
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