Les sondages, le vote et la démocratie

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ID2989423
AuthorsPatrick Champagne (0000-0001-9125-8493, corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume109
Issue1
Pages73-92
Publication date1995-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueActes de la recherche en sciences sociales (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0335-5322 • E-ISSN: 1955-2564
PublisherPERSEE Program (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3406/arss.1995.3155
OpenAlexW2133197046
LanguageFR
Citations received7
References cited3

Opinion polls, voting and democracy Thie introduction of opinion polls into the political process immediately set off reactions of approval and rejection. For some (those who are "for"), polls improve the workings of democratie life by accurately capturing public opinion, while for others (those who are "against"), polls are simply an up-to-date technique of political manipulation, or at least a scientifically dubious method of investigation. The last French presidential election was marked by the omnipresence of preelectoral polls and by sharp criticism that was no less omnipresent. In order to understand the doggedness of this debate, we must turn from the technical field proper to consider the fact that, via the debate on opinion polls, what is at issue is in fact a certain representation of legitimate political contest and, beyond, a certain vision of democracy. In effect, the practice of polling public opinion sharply brings to light the structural contradiction at the heart of democratic regimes

Art · CONTEST · Contradiction · Criticism · Democracy · Epistemology · Humanities · Opinion poll · Political science · Politics · Polling · Presidential system · Public opinion · Representation (politics) · Sociology · Voting · Education, sociology, and vocational training · French Urban and Social Studies · Law · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Philosophy

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