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The conclusion of our discussions last year on the theme “Europe tomorrow: Rearming Democracy” left us with an observation and a reflection that appears essential to explore: the drastic weakening of the concept of citizenship. The citizen seems to be disappearing from the picture, sometimes deliberately “deconstructed”, in many ways overshadowed by an identitarism, a consumerism and an individualism that favour the unravelling of national identity and a society of rights without responsibilities. While internal and external challenges and threats are getting more and more pressing, and as our political leaders seem too often taken hostage of their hesitations and short-term approaches, this eclipse of the citizen is dangerous. For our new edition, we have therefore chosen to analyse the reasons of this disappearance and the conditions for resuscitating the concept of citizenship, that could be pave the way for the necessary fight and adaptation the Western world will have to face.
The 6th edition of the Tocqueville Conversations will be held on July 5 and 6 at the Château de Tocqueville. And you can register by filling up this form.
Programm
Day 1 – Friday, July 5
Opening of the conference by General Christopher G. Cavoli, NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
Roundtable 1 – Democracy Under Threat, where is the citizen?
Roundtable 2 – The Citoyen-Soldat, Engaging Citizens in National Security
Roundtable 3 – Citizens and Religion
Conversation – Citizens and Populisme, from revolution to submission
Conversation – How the French Foreign Legion forms Citizens
Day 2 – Saturday, July 6
Opening by Mr. Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, Honorary President, MEDEF
Roundtable 4 – Local Democracy, the Essential Element
Conversation – between Edouard Philippe, Bernard Cazeneuve & Norbert Röttgen
Conversation – Citizens vs. IA?
Conversation – Citizens vs. Dictatorship
Roundtable 5 – Education, a major lever for the emergence/construction of Citizenship
