Michel Hastings

The question of impunity is actually experiencing a renewed interest. In its name, democratic societies build and negociate the moral borders of what they consider unbearable

Local citizenship has been much debated all over Europe. In Sweden its legitimacy has proven to be widely recognised due to good quality local governments' institutions implementing welfare programs. Despite privatization and budget cutbacks, local services provision remains of high standard.

The question of impunity is actually experiencing a renewed interest. In its name, democratic societies build and negociate the moral borders of what they consider unbearable

The so-called "Arab Springs"give rise to a number of myths and phantasms, and a lot of texts only consider the surface of movements, with both fascination and exaltation about social networks. But the digital expression of contestation is not sufficient to explain the phenomenon. It is preferable to consider deep reasons moving agents and...