Pour réinventer des politiques qui se fondent sur les projets des citoyens et les connaissances locales, il faut nous débarrasser des idéologies passéistes. Nad X/Unsplash

Les « gilets jaunes », menace ou promesse pour la démocratie ?

Les populations se sentent privées de tout pouvoir face à une élite qu’elles perçoivent comme corrompue. Une solution : repenser le marché et l’entreprise privée.
The old ideologies have to go so we can re-invent politics based in local knowledge and citizens’ initiatives. Nad X/Unsplash

Challenge populism: re‑inventing the world together

Populism is currently attractive because it contains a grain of truth. If we want to be prepared for the post-populist period and hasten its coming, we must address these real issues.
Job seekers at a Walmart hiring event. in 2012 in Altadena, California. Hundreds of applicants showed up for 65 positions that were available. KPCC

Survey: Americans like their jobs, not the US labour market

In April 2017 the IPSP surveyed a representative sample of US adults about what makes a job a good one. Respondents put money and atmosphere first, two very different and complementary criteria.
Las bodas de Caná, Paolo Veronese, 1563. Museo del Louvre. Wikimedia

¿Son compatibles las religiones y la democracia?

La política y religión pueden coexistir, colaborar o destruirse. Según estas expertas, no hay una religión que condene o promueva la democracia. La actitud de los ciudadanos ante el régimen político no depende de su credo.
Protester one year after Occupy Wall Street. Glenn Halog/Flickr

Survey: Social justice divides Americans

The support for the key values that pervade the discourse about social justice is overall very strong but it may be surprising that democracy and solidarity receive less support among respondents.
Americans are deeply religious people however our exclusive survey find that many do not want religion to mix with social or political life. Thomas Hawk/Flickr

Survey: the Americans’ critical embrace of religion

The results of our survey reveal that people are rather liberal in moral affairs and have mixed views about religious institutions.
The Wedding Feast at Cana, Paolo Veronese, 1563. Wikimedia

Is religion bad for democracy?

Our work on the International Panel for Social Progress has led us to conclude that religion is neither inherently pro-democracy nor inherently anti-democracy.
Le progrès social n'est pas juste une utopie. Mais l'humanité doit combiner ses forces et se débarasser des mouvements exclusivistes si elle veut parvenir à en faire une réalité. Sylvia Fredriksson/Flickr

Peut‑on encore croire au progrès social ?

Les chercheurs peuvent contribuer à l’avènement d’un véritable progrès social pour l’humanité, en étudiant comment des idées peuvent être concrètement utilisées.
Social progress is not just a dream. But humanity needs to combine its forces and move away from exclusive currents if it wants to make it real. Sylvia Fredriksson/Flickr

Is it still possible to believe in social progress?

Humankind has today reached a historical peak in developing its strengths. It should use it to create a human community of nations inclusive on all fronts : scholars can help.

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