Stories - Emmanuel Macron

The 2019 Grand Débat National in France: A Participatory Experiment with Limited Legitimacy

Everyone remembers the Yellow Vests movement. Few remember the Grand Débat National. Yet, together they make...

Unlikely allies: how the ever-divided French Left and Right triggered a minority referendum to halt Macron’s privatization plans

In April last year, civil demands to stop the privatization of one of France’s public ‘’crown jewels’’, the...

Democratic Shake Up: The Return Of Engaged Citizens

Since the premature announcement of 'the end of history' after the collapse of the Soviet Union, democratic...

Monsieur Macrons Sense of Direct Democracy

Two-thirds of French voters chose Emmanuel Macron over Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s presidential elections,...