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Hong Kong: the second handover

Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Laurence Daziano

The National Security Law (NSL), which came into effect on 30 June 2020, the day before the anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China (1 July 1997), is designed to intimidate Hong Kong civil society and suppress all protests. New ‘crimes’ are now heavily punished. Some provisions go very far in creating legal insecurity. Directly […]

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Paradigm shifts

Josef Konvitz

Once or twice in a century, a major crisis provokes a paradigm shift, a transformation of the overarching set of rules and assumptions that govern economic and social systems. This becomes imperative when solutions that worked in the past are no longer effective, and when new problems threaten to overwhelm social and political institutions. Paradigm […]

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Covid-19 - United States, China and Russia: Great Powers Worry Public Opinion

Victor Delage

Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 crisis, this paper examines how citizens in seven democracies (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) view the influence and concern of the great powers of China, the United States and Russia. This paper is based on data collected between 15 and 18 April 2020. […]

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Covid-19: mapping of emotions in France

Madeleine Hamel

Political, economic and social systems must overcome the considerable challenges associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. This health crisis is disrupting our lives and our relationship with others; it is affecting our emotions, our behaviours, our life plans. In this context, a public opinion study, collective representations and attitudes help to guide public action and encourage […]

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Before covid-19, air transportation in europe: an already fragile sector

Didier Bréchemier, Emmanuel Combe

Although European airlines have been hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis, not all are in the same boat both in terms of their ability to withstand it and in terms of access to public aid. Specifically, certain “flag-carrier” companies, such as Air France-KLM or Lufthansa, in a critical financial situation, will benefit from government support. […]