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This paper deals with the use of the concept of freedom of expression by a Quebec City radio station, CHOI-FM, in its dispute with the CRTC and in the court case of Sophie Chiasson before the Quebec Cour supérieure. Although freedom of expression is the main argument used by CHOI-FM in 2004 and 2005, our hypothesis is that this argument is mainly instrumental. Nevertheless, freedom of expression must be analyzed because it is a major symbol of democracy; it is linked with lively public debate and individualism. In this case, freedom of expression is also used in an attempt to lend respectability to populism and illicit discourse.

This paper deals with the use of the concept of freedom of expression by a Quebec City radio station, CHOI-FM, in its dispute with the CRTC and in the court case of Sophie Chiasson before the Quebec Cour superieure. Although freedom of expression is the main argument used by CHOI-FM in 2004 and 2005, our hypothesis is that this argument is mainly instrumental. Nevertheless, freedom of expression must be analyzed because it is a major symbol of democracy; it is linked with lively public debate and individualism. In this case, freedom of expression is also used in an attempt to lend respectability to populism and illicit discourse. Adapted from the source document.

This paper deals with "democracy within society" that appears predominantly in our research on social representations of democracy. We have interviewed 110 persons who have a regular access to the public sphere to perceive their understanding of democracy, its many dimensions, & its main stakes. Democracy within society, or democracy as a state of society, is opposed to institutional democracy (that is, political practices & Rule of law) toward which critics abound. Democracy within society is twofold: on the one hand, emphasis on effervescence & reflexivity that crystallize in collective organizations & in debate & communication and, on the other hand, assimilation of democracy to conflict, considered in terms of normality & processes. Moreover, democracy within society needs an actor, the citizen, who does not respond to the call of democracy, as shown in the many social sciences studies of the last decades. Tables, Figures. Adapted from the source document.

This introduction to a special journal issue begins by noting that hegemony always rests on legitimacy, which is the acceptance of power, but it has been a long time since legitimacy was conceived in a predetermined manner. While Max Weber distinguished three types of basic legitimacy -- the traditional, charismatic, & legal dominations -- today, reflection on legitimacy is singularly complex, inscribed in a vast collection of sociopolitical debates. The contributors to this special issue look at how legitimacy is constructed in the public space. Attempts to impose on the trans-national scene a neoliberal regulation & the emphasis of the relationship of citizen consumption to their state, consequent to the strengthening of new public management, have also contributed to displacing the frontiers of political legitimacy. Legitimacy now imposes itself in Western democracies through popular sovereignty, expertise, institutionalization, moral conviction, & efficacy. Adapted from the source document.

Résumé. Cet article porte sur
l'utilisation du concept de " liberté d'expression
" par une station de radio de Québec, CHOI-FM, dans ses
démêlés avec le CRTC et dans le procès de
Sophie Chiasson contre la station en Cour supérieure du
Québec. Bien que les promoteurs de CHOI-FM aient fait de la
liberté d'expression leur argument principal en 2004 et 2005,
nous défendons l'hypothèse que cet argument
était purement instrumental. Cependant, le concept de
liberté d'expression mérite d'être
analysé, car il a un pouvoir d'évocation peu commun en
démocratie; il renvoie en effet à la nécessaire
effervescence du débat public et à l'individualisme.
D'autre part, la liberté d'expression a aussi
été associée au populisme et au discours illicite,
éléments auxquels elle confère un vernis de
respectabilité.Abstract. This paper deals with the use of the concept of
freedom of expression by a Quebec City radio station, CHOI-FM, in its
dispute with the CRTC and in the court case of Sophie Chiasson before the
Quebec Cour supérieure. Although freedom of expression is
the main argument used by CHOI-FM in 2004 and 2005, our hypothesis is that
this argument is mainly instrumental. Nevertheless, freedom of expression
must be analyzed because it is a major symbol of democracy; it is linked
with lively public debate and individualism. In this case, freedom of
expression is also used in an attempt to lend respectability to populism
and illicit discourse.

Qu'elle soit le fruit d'un instinct politique sûr ou le résultat d'un travail systématique et acharné, la persuasion collective joue un rôle central en politique. Premier manuel avancé de communication politique en français, cet ouvrage permet de situer la communication politique et de faire le point sur le dernier maillon de l'échange, l'auditoire.