About the Eugène Pierre Chair
The Eugène Pierre Chair in Parliamentary and Local Assembly Law and Election Law, held by Sophie Lamouroux, professor of public law, was created in 2020 at Aix-Marseille University.
Following in the footsteps of the Research Chair in Parliamentary Studies at the University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) and the Research Chair in Democracy and Parliamentary Institutions at the University of Laval (Canada), it studies and provides expertise in subjects relating to deliberative assemblies - both parliamentary and local - as well as election law.
Objectives
The decision-making processes at work within deliberative assemblies in democratic systems reveal a complexity and stakes that only in-depth studies can reveal, evaluate and improve. From recruitment methods to decision-making and control procedures, national and local deliberative bodies are major players in public policy. These policies have an impact at every territorial level - international, European, national and local - and fuel democratic debate within these bodies.
This is why, by creating a French-speaking center of excellence on these themes, which ultimately contribute to anchoring democracy in the territories, the work of the Eugène Pierre Chair will contribute to :
- Improve understanding and analysis of the workings of deliberative assemblies, their decision-making processes and the law governing political elections, through which citizens appoint their representatives;
- Monitor trends and encourage the emergence of new decision-making processes and practices within a democratic framework;
- Raise awareness among students, whatever their status, by creating ad hoc training;
- Participate in expert research by pursuing and deploying reflection on these subjects;
- Develop customized studies at the request of stakeholders;
- Encourage discussion and exchange between players, academics, students and civil society through the organization of federative events.
The Eugène Pierre Chair is developing its activities with the support of Chairs already working on identical themes: