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THE DEMOCRATIC POTENTIAL OF ICT SUCH AS INTERNET IS OFTEN LINKED WITH ACCESS TO INFORMATION, TRANSPARENCY, AND OPEN DISCUSSION, ALL OF WHICH ARE NECESSARY CONDITIONS FOR DEMOCRACY. THERE IS A CONCEPT OF DEMOCRACY THAT IGNORES PROCESSES OF POLITICAL MANAGEMENT AND SOCIETAL LOGICS THAT ARE NOT DEMOCRATIC. DEMOCRACY AND ICT MUST BE CONSIDERED AT THE SAME TIME. TO DO THIS, THE ARTICLE IDENTIFIES FOUR FLAWS OF LIBERAL DEMOCRACY AND SUGGESTS TWO WAYS OF USING ICT.

The origins of bibliometrics -- What bibliometrics teach us about the dynamics of science -- The proliferation of research evaluations -- The evaluation of research evaluation -- Conclusion: the universities' new clothes

De l'automne 2020 au printemps 2022, le monde universitaire québécois a vécu un débat intense sur la liberté universitaire. Mis en branle par la suspension d'une chargée de cours de l'université d'Ottawa pour avoir simplement utilisé le mot « nigger » dans un contexte académique, ce débat a finalement abouti à la création par le gouvernement du Québec d'une commission indépendante ayant pour mission d'analyser la question de la liberté universitaire et de proposer des actions dans le but de la reconnaître, de la promouvoir et de la protéger au sein des universités québécoises. Ces travaux ont finalement mené à l'adoption, en juin 2022, de la « Loi sur la liberté académique dans le milieu universitaire » (loi 32). Cet article présente le contexte de création de cette commission, dont l'auteur a été membre, de même que les débats ayant entouré la publication du rapport et l'adoption de la loi 32 par l'Assemblée nationale du Québec.

In 1903, the African American intellectual and political figure W. E. B. Du Bois, in The Souls of Black Folk, introduced the concept of double consciousness. Du Bois defines double consciousness as the struggle African Americans face to remain true to black culture while at the same time conforming to the dominant white society. Du Bois writes, "It is a peculiar sensation, this double consciousness…one ever feels his two-ness, an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two un-reconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder" (Du Bois 2). Over one hundred years later, double consciousness is no longer limited to the lives of African Americans. Various ethnic Americans experience this split in consciousness while attempting to merge their specific cultural heritages with the values of dominant white society. By providing a representation of society through its characters and their interactions with the world around them, literature has been an important tool in the exploration of double consciousness. Zitkala-Ša's American Indian Stories depicts the Native American experience with double consciousness. This essay explores the ways in which American Indian Stories displays the shift in race-thinking that has taken place over the past 100 years.