Christophe Emmanuel Premat

Christophe Emmanuel Premat is a PhD in Political Science at the Institute of Political Studies of Bordeaux. He is a senior lecturer in French cultural studies at the Department of Romance Studies and Classics of Stockholm University and co-editor of the Nordic Journal of Francophone Studies. He is the Head of the Centre for Canadian Studies at Stockholm University and has extensively published on direct democracy.

Publications

Direct Democracy Practices at the Local Level
Direct Democracy Practices at the Local Level
Christophe Emmanuel Premat. © 2022. 325 pages.
Direct democracy, or pure democracy, is a concept spreading throughout the world, now adopted by nearly 30 countries on the national level. While the concept is not new, it is...
The Development of Initiatives and Municipal Referendums in Germany
The Development of Initiatives and Municipal Referendums in Germany
Christophe Emmanuel Premat. © 2022. 25 pages.
Direct democracy offers possibilities for citizens to influence political decisions especially at the local level. In Germany, the local political systems have been affected by...
The Praxis of Cultural Narratives in International Mobility
The Praxis of Cultural Narratives in International Mobility
Christophe Emmanuel Premat. © 2021. 19 pages.
Many discourses encourage the international mobility of students as a proof of intercultural openness. The studies abroad are included in all the curricula and satisfy the...
Hacktivism and Alternative Journalism: The Case of the French YouTube Channel Thinkerview
Hacktivism and Alternative Journalism: The Case of the French YouTube Channel Thinkerview
Christophe Emmanuel Premat. © 2020. 15 pages.
The article deals with the creation of a hacktivist channel in France in 2013. The channel pretends to evaluate the information and invite critical guests that are not considered...
Wikipedia Practices, Quick Facts, and Plagiarism in Higher Education
Wikipedia Practices, Quick Facts, and Plagiarism in Higher Education
Christophe Emmanuel Premat. © 2020. 23 pages.
Plagiarism has been a sensitive issue in higher education in Sweden, as many cases were reported during the last years. It depends partly on resources that are devoted to have...
The Repertoire of Unconventional Participation: Lessons From the European Social Survey
The Repertoire of Unconventional Participation: Lessons From the European Social Survey
Christophe Emmanuel Premat. © 2020. 26 pages.
It is common to describe political identity using surveys that address cultural values. The construction of indicators by mixing answers to a set of questions then becomes a...
How do French Municipalities Communicate on Citizen Involvement?: The Success of Participatory Democracy in France
How do French Municipalities Communicate on Citizen Involvement?: The Success of Participatory Democracy in France
Christophe Premat. © 2013. 20 pages.
The chapter updates a former study on digital communication at local level in France in 2006. The goal is to analyse the explanatory factors which influence the digital...