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Dimitri Courant | |
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| Nationality | French-Swiss |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po Rennes; EHESS; University of Lausanne; Paris 8 University |
| Occupation | Political scientist |
| Employer(s) | University of Lausanne; Princeton University; Harvard Kennedy School |
| Known for | Research on deliberative democracy, sortition, citizens’ assemblies |
Dimitri Courant is a French-Swiss political scientist and sociologist, specializing in deliberative democracy, sortition, and citizens’ assemblies. He is a postdoctoral fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School, and affiliated with the Centre Walras-Pareto (University of Lausanne) and the CNRS Centre for Sociological and Political Research in Paris (CRESPPA-CSU).[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Courant studied political science at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, where he obtained his PhD with a dissertation on citizens’ assemblies and deliberative democracy.[3]
Academic career
[edit]Courant was a postdoctoral fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School, and a Fung Global Fellow at Princeton University. He is a research fellow at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France, affiliated with the Centre de recherches sociologiques et politiques de Paris (CRESPPA), and also teaches at the University of Lausanne.[4]
His commentary on France’s “Grand Débat” was quoted in the Swiss public service outlet Swissinfo, which highlighted the limits of the process.[5]
Research
[edit]Courant’s research focuses on deliberative democracy, particularly on citizens’ assemblies and deliberative mini-publics. He has studied the Irish Citizens’ Assemblies, the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate, and the French Grand Débat national. His works analyze sortition as a democratic principle and the institutionalization of deliberative processes.[6]
His studies of the Irish Citizens’ Assembly and the Constitutional Convention have been referenced in Irish academic and policy documents, including a parliamentary Bill Digest on citizens’ assemblies.[7] His work has also been cited by Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency in a 2025 research report on climate adaptation.[8]
He critically assessed the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate, for which he was an official scientific observer (2019–2020). His analysis of sortition was cited by Le Monde in its coverage of democratic legitimacy debates.[9]
In Switzerland, he was part of the team leading the first Citizen Initiative Review, a deliberative evaluation of a popular initiative held in Sion, adding a practical dimension to his comparative work on democratic innovations.[10] He also presented his research at Swiss academic events, including the TA-Swiss Forum “Promoting participatory methods in Switzerland”, held in Bern.[11]
Media and public engagement
[edit]Courant has written op-eds in Libération and contributed to La Vie des Idées[12] and Radio France.[13]
He was also the subject of a full-length interview on the French outlet Le Média, where he spoke about democratic tools in France, including the Grand Débat, the referendum initiative (RIC), and the Gilets Jaunes movement.[14]
Selected works
[edit]- Courant, Dimitri. "Citizens' Assemblies for Referendums and Constitutional Reforms: Is There an 'Irish Model' for Deliberative Democracy?" Frontiers in Political Science 3 (2021): 591983. doi:10.3389/fpos.2020.591983.
- Courant, Dimitri. "Deliberative mini-publics and the European Green Deal in turbulent times: The Irish and French Climate Assemblies." Policy and Governance 9, no. 3 (2021): 373–394.
- Courant, Dimitri, and Yves Sintomer. "Le tirage au sort en politique est-il démocratique ?" Participations 11, no. 1 (2015): 27–65.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dimitri Courant — Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center". ash.harvard.edu. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Dimitri Courant — CRESPPA-CSU". cresppa.cnrs.fr. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Dimitri Courant – CNRS researcher profile". CRESPPA-CSU (CNRS). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Research interests – Dimitri Courant". Dimitri Courant institutional profile (Princeton University). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Les limites du Grand Débat lancé par Macron". Swissinfo. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ Courant, Dimitri (2021). "Citizens' Assemblies for Referendums and Constitutional Reforms: Is There an 'Irish Model' for Deliberative Democracy?". Frontiers in Political Science. 3 591983. doi:10.3389/fpos.2020.591983.
- ^ "Bill Digest – Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas Library & Research Service. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Economic Barriers to Climate Adaptation in Ireland (Research Report 481)" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ Legros, Claire (12 June 2020). "Tirage au sort, la démocratie du citoyen ordinaire". Le Monde. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Research interests – Dimitri Courant". Dimitri Courant institutional profile (Princeton University). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Dimitri Courant – CNRS researcher profile". CRESPPA-CSU (CNRS). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Dimitri Courant – contributions". La Vie des Idées. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Dimitri Courant – Radio France author page". radiofrance.fr. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Pourquoi la France n'est pas une démocratie – Grand Débat, RIC, Gilets Jaunes – Dimitri Courant". Le Média. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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