English
Français
Italiano
EspañolThe future of the EU endangered by the lack of social cohesion: The French yellow vests movement’s resounding warning
Abstract In a complicated European climate, the “Yellow Vests Movement” in France throws a dark veil over the future of the European Union, already strongly weakened by the Brexit. The extremely violent demonstrations that have rocked France in recent weeks clearly highlight the social divide now opposing the working class... Read More
Grandeur et décadence du concept de Tolérance en Europe, de Voltaire à nos jours
Abstract The concept of «tolerance» has acquired its letters of nobility in Europe, during the Enlightenment. Philosophers such as John Locke, Bayle, Voltaire or Mirabeau are made fervent defenders. But, since the French Revolution, religious tolerance has gradually given way to other concerns. Yet today, the question of toleration returns... Read More
L’Europe et la culture. Préface
A l’heure où l’Europe perd ses repères et doute d’elle-même, sur fond de crise économique et politique, avec le retour du populisme, du chômage et de l’intolérance, il est sage de se rappeler ce qui nous unit et fait notre force : les raisons qui sous-tendent le projet européen. La mémoire se doit d’être... Read More
Culture as a key factor within Western societies and a political tool for the European Union
Abstract What could be more antithetical than the alliance of the words “culture” and “political power”? Yet, for over fifty years, the process of European integration has been linking these opposing concepts: Europe, which is too often considered in economic terms, is first and foremost a cultural entity. European culture, ‘a sort of UFO’¹ for... Read More