Athens in the Alps
Meeting Direct Democracy at the Landsgemeinde of Glarus (4th May 2025/3rd May 2026) As historians of political thought, we stretch our imagination to figure out from remote sources how direct democracy might have worked...
Meeting Direct Democracy at the Landsgemeinde of Glarus (4th May 2025/3rd May 2026) As historians of political thought, we stretch our imagination to figure out from remote sources how direct democracy might have worked...
On the 10th December 2024 the University of Lausanne celebrates the life and work of the French political philosopher Bernard Manin, who died on the 1st November last. Manin had a special connection to...
In the light of present disputes over the anti-covid-19 vaccination, this remote historical episode, with its trail of propaganda, political opportunism, and ideological controversies, shows an oddly familiar landscape. But was vaccinating a whole...
Le philosophe italien Giorgio Agamben est intervenu sur l’actuelle pandémie en défendant une position originale, à savoir que cette pandémie était « une invention ». Bien loin de n’être qu’une provocation purement médiatique, cette...
Au moment où s’annonce un futur endettement massif des États pour faire face aux conséquences multiples de la pandémie de 2020, et où la possibilité de dettes publiques unifiées entre membres de l’Union européenne...