Organizing Democratic Space: The End of Continuum?
Résumé
This essay emphasizes a fundamental hesitation in the democratic space of contemporary societies and organizations. It is focused on the powerful role of the hemicycle and its right-le" continuum in French practices of political representation. Over the past thirty years, this spatial common has been obviously questioned both in society and organizations. And digital technologies have ampli$ed this trend. But what could be the alternative topology for democratic debates in legislative assemblies and organizational decision processes?