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J. Talpin, R. France, and E. Italy, Julien Talpin a suivi des études de sociologie et de sciences politiques à l'IEP de Paris, avant d'y obtenir un DEA de pensée politique. Il prépare une thèse à l'Institut Universitaire Européen de Florence (Italie), sous la co-direction de Donatella Della Porta et d'Yves Sintomer, intitulée: « Des écoles de démocratie? Construction identitaire et formation à la citoyenneté par la participation politique, Une étude comparative des effets de la délibération dans des institutions de démocratie participative en Europe

C. Iresco and C. , His main present research topics are: Towards a theory of deliberative democracy and International comparative research on neighbourhood democracy, new public management and participatory democracy at the local level Reaserch focus; France --2002.Porto Alegre, l'espoir d'une autre démocratie (with M. Gret), La démocratie impossible? Politique et modernité chez Weber and Habermas, pp.2003-434, 1999.