Abstract
In this article, the journalist interviews Christian Le Bart about the link between populism and representative democracy. In this article, Christian Le Bart explains the danger of populism, particularly in the context of a crisis of representative democracy. Populism increases alongside a growing distrust of institutions and media. Christian Le Bart shows the divide between the profession of politics and the people represented. The article wants to prove how populism is a facade of politics and not useful. It's a criticism of the professionalization of politics in France. He explains that French politics is built around compromise between the Left and the Right but today there is an opposition between people and the professionals of politics. The article talks about the social and political crisis since the dissolution of the national assembly and the impact of representation in democracy.
Extract
[...] In this article, Christian Le Bart explains danger of populism, particularly in the context of a crisis of representative democracy. Populism increases alongside growing distrust of institutions and media. Christian Le Bart shows the divide between the profession of politics and the people represented. The article wants to prove how populism is a facade politics and not useful. It's a criticism of the professionalization of politics in France. He explains that the French politics is built around compromise between the Left and the Right but today there is an opposition between people and the professionals of politics. [...]
[...] Consequently, the article isn't unbiased, the article is a resume of the opinion of Christian Le Bart. The text is a plea against the populism which threatens democracy and he affirms the usefulness and necessity of a representative democracy. The author also does not question the existence of a crisis of democracy. He is a specialist in local governance and he is a professor at the Institute of Political studies in Rennes. Also, the media The World is a French media recognized with a center-left editorial line and truly professional journalists. [...]
[...] Concepts Concept of democracy / representative democracy This article takes up the concept of representation studied in class and the concept of democracy. In fact, the article deals with the subject of democracy and especially the functioning of representative democracy because the text demonstrate that populism is born from a lack of representation. The article talks about the representative democracy because is the political regime adopted in France. The France have two legislative assembly and a government appointed by a president elected by direct universal suffrage. [...]
[...] The movement of populism wants to make people believe in better political representation without pursuing an ambitious and useful policy. The lack of political representation results from the social and economic difference between the representatives and the represented. The concept of unequal representation advocated the raise of populism so it's an element important to understand. ? Political Events The article is redacted the day of the French motion of censure against the government. This events is the result of the appointment of a government which was not representative of the French legislative assembly and especially not representative of the population and its vote. [...]
