Reforming the Constitution to Reduce Government Debt

This document proposes to include in 2010 a balanced-budget rule in the French Constitution and in the LOLF (Loi Organique relative aux Lois de Finances, the quasi-constitutional framework that governs the French national budget... Lire la suite

In the eyes of the world: mobiles, Iran and video

Six months after the Iranian elections and the subsequent protests, Laurence Allard and Olivier Blondeau take a fresh look at the use of mobiles and video on the internet in the mobilisation around these events and the associated media... Lire la suite

The 2009 European Elections Confirmed the Supremacy of the Right in the EU

Coinciding with José Manuel Barroso's re-election at the head of the European Commission, the Fondation pour l'Innovation Politique offers an analysis of the June 2009 European election results, by Corinne Deloy and... Lire la suite

E-Democracy vs. Open Democracy

The cathedral and the bazaar…¹ redux (Part I)

By Laurence Allard... Lire la suite

What aspirations are motivating today's youth? How do they view family, employment, or society as a whole? As of what age is one considered “young”? At what age is one no longer young?
In order to tackle these far-reaching issues, we are relying upon an international survey of 22,000 people conducted... Lire la suite

What exactly happened in Iran in June 2009? Why, when Ahmadinejad’s election in 2005 failed to spark any protests, did the Iranian people take to the streets after his re-election four years later? What are the precise characteristics of the protest movement that emerged following the disputed 12 June... Lire la suite