Dix-huit Conférences citoyennes régionales (CCR) (13 dans les régions métropolitaines et cinq dans les départements et régions d’outre-mer) et une Conférence citoyenne nationale dédiée à la jeunesse se sont tenues dans la deuxième phase du Grand débat national (GDN) (soit les vendredi et samedi 15-16 mars 2019, soit les vendredi et samedi 22-23 mars 2019)....

La Convention citoyenne sur la fin de vie (CCFV)(2022-2023) est le deuxième exercice de démocratie délibérative d'envergure à avoir eu lieu en France, après la Convention citoyenne pour le climat (2019-2020). Au cours de la CCFV, des citoyennes et citoyens (essentiellement tirés au sort) ont travaillé au Cese pendant 27 jours, répartis sur neuf week-ends,...

La Convention citoyenne sur la fin de vie (CCFV) (2022-2023) est le deuxième exercice de démocratie délibérative d'envergure à avoir eu lieu en France, après la Convention citoyenne pour le climat (2019-2020). Au cours de la CCFV, des citoyennes et citoyens (essentiellement tirés au sort) ont travaillé au Cese pendant 27 jours, répartis sur neuf...

When President Emmanuel Macron announced the setting up of the C3, the government was seeking to address a crisis in democratic legitimacy and the concerns which were being expressed over its inaction on the matter of the climate2. The government’s decision to use random selection offered two potential advantages, in addition to allowing it to...

This chapter examines the descriptive legitimacy of the Citizens' Convention for Climate (C3) and presents the distribution of the citizens present at the sessions, based on the various sociodemographic criteria used for the selection process. The method of selection through telephone calls is very widely used. Generally, three characteristics are required to ensure the democratic...

When thinking about the genesis of the Citizens' Convention for Climate, one must inevitably think of its connection to the “Gilets jaunes” social movement, which was triggered in October 2018 by a rejection of the rise in fuel tax that the French government were intending to bring in. This chapter describes and analyzes the shift...

This chapter discusses the Citizens' Convention for Climate members' opinions about climate measures, offering a fine‐grained quantitative description of the link between personal characteristics and the degree of support for different policies. It exploits the individual data from questionnaires which the observing researchers passed round during various weekends. The chapter discusses the relationship between the...

Several species of Lepidoptera with caterpillars bearing urticating hairs are increasing their range in metropolitan France from year to year, such as the pine processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis et Schiffermüller 1775) whose presence was historically limited to the south of France, and which is gradually being observed in the north and at higher altitudes. The...

The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) can be hunted as a game species. It may also be listed as a “species likely to cause damage” (ESOD – the acronym in French), for public health reasons among others. Conversely, benefits linked to the presence of foxes are also put forward, such as the predation of rodents carrying...