FRIDAY 25th NOVEMBER 2011

Appraising democracy





8h00 Welcome



9h00 Introduction


by Jérôme Vignon, President of Semaines Sociales de France






9h30 Is democracy determined by public opinion?

In a society where immediacy is promoted by mass media, public opinion polls and electoral calendars, can politics still provide a long-term vision? Does democracy respond to popular aspirations and those who have been sidelined by technical progress?

by Robert Rochefort, sociologist and Member of the European Parliament,
Olivier Mongin, Director of Esprit magazine,
Véronique Davienne, deputy national representative of ATD Fourth World,
Asma Nouira, a Tunisian lawyer and member of the Higher Political Reform Commission
Alexandr Smolar, a political scientist from Poland.









    Véronique        Olivier Mongin    Asma Nouira              Robert          Aleksander
    Davienne                                                              Rochefort          Smolar



10h30 Debate



11h00 Break



11h30 Advantages and disadvantages of democracy

From its inception, democracy has been synonymous with freedom, social justice and economic growth. Now, however, increasing inequalities, stagnating economic growth and reduced personal freedom make some revision of the model essential.

by Paul Thibaud, philosopher



12h10 Debate



12h45 Lunch



14h45 Judging democracy


Although democracy forms the basis for a state of law and civil freedom, it is made vulnerable by increasingly elitist power structures and rising populism.

by Philippe Manent, philosopher, lecturer at the Paris university of social science (EHESS) and the Raymond Aron centre for political research




15h25 Debate



16h00 Break



16h30 Intermediary bodies in crisis

by Jean-Paul Delevoye, former ombudsman of the Republic of France and President of France's economic, social and environmental council, Bernard Ibal, member of the French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) and Vice-President of Semaines Sociales de France, Geneviève Roy, Vice-President of the General Confederation of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (CGPME)
Solidarity has collapsed, lobbies are gaining ground, the unions have lost momentum, and citizens have little interest in national solidarity: how can this breakdown in mediations between citizens and powerholders be explained and repaired?











    Jean-Paul          Bernard Ibal          Geneviève Roy
    Delevoye                 


17h30 Debate



18h30 Euro crisis, understand and act (addition to the program)

By Michel Camdessus, former Managing director of the International Monetary Fund and Honorary President of the Social Weeks of France.

And Sylvie Goulard, European MP.

The debate will be moderated by Marie Dancer, journalist in charge of economic issues on the French daily newspaper La Croix.












Michel Camdessus    Sylvie Goulard



20h00 End of the day



 
Dernière modification : 14/11/2011