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Civic resources

Understand. Question. Act.

I want a democracy in which everyone can understand, propose, decide and hold power accountable. Here I share resources that reflect my concerns: popular sovereignty, equality, justice and transparency.

Find the text behind a vote, compare arguments, understand who owns a media outlet or discover ways to participate: these tools offer practical starting points. From there, everyone can cross-check sources and take their thinking further.

An invitation to explore and make up your own mind.

Explore the selection

01 / The approach

A point of view. Room for yours.

This selection is personal and reflects my commitments. Equality between women and men, the distribution of wealth, direct democracy — including citizen-initiated referendums — and media independence are among the questions that matter to me.

I want to open doors rather than prescribe a single path. Taking time to read a source, understand its context and consider objections is part of this approach too. These tools can inform our conversations and initiatives; they cannot replace debate or our collective choices.

My convictions and analyses can change. Sharing a resource does not mean endorsing every position it takes. You do not need to share mine to find useful information or arguments to discuss here.

Writing and reflections

02 / Start here

Four starting points.

Different approaches, a shared purpose: understanding more and taking part in democratic life. These resources focus on France.

leurs-votes.fr
Preview of Leurs Votes
Understand power
Parliamentary votesResource in French

Leurs Votes

Explore votes in the French National Assembly by topic and compare political groups’ positions. A starting point for looking at actions beyond statements.

Created by Bon Pote

Keep in mindDistinguish recorded votes from the editorial selection and interpretation of topics.

Explore the votesleurs-votes.fr
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Created by Bon Pote

Keep in mindDistinguish recorded votes from the editorial selection and interpretation of topics.

The project is run by Bon Pote. Returning to the ballot and the underlying text helps put a thematic presentation in context.

Preview: Leurs Votes · 21 September 2026

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monvote2027.fr
Preview of MonVote2027
Examine arguments
Political comparisonResource in French

MonVote2027

Compare your answers with positions attributed to political figures, then examine sources and disagreements topic by topic.

Created by The MonVote2027 volunteer team

Keep in mindScores depend on the questions and their weighting. They are not enough to decide how to vote.

Explore the questionnairemonvote2027.fr
Sources and contextSources, credits and limitations — MonVote2027

Created by The MonVote2027 volunteer team

Keep in mindScores depend on the questions and their weighting. They are not enough to decide how to vote.

The team describes itself as anonymous volunteers. Its methodology explains the calculation and its limits: simplified positions, changing programmes and no assessment of past performance or credibility.

Preview: MonVote2027 · 21 September 2026

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praxismedia.fr
Preview of Praxis
Join the debate
Media and consultationsResource in French

Praxis

Read analyses and explore consultations on concrete proposals. A connection between information and participation.

Created by The Praxis team, initiated by François Boulo

Keep in mindSelf-selected participants do not necessarily represent the population. These consultations are not official binding referendums.

View the consultationspraxismedia.fr
Sources and contextSources, credits and limitations — Praxis

Created by The Praxis team, initiated by François Boulo

Keep in mindSelf-selected participants do not necessarily represent the population. These consultations are not official binding referendums.

Praxis presents a media and civic participation project. Access depends on the content and features. Its citizen-initiated referendum module is listed as a future development; an announcement does not establish availability.

Preview: Praxis · 21 September 2026

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transparencecitoyenne.fr
Preview of Transparence Citoyenne
Hold power accountable
Civic associationResource in French

Transparence Citoyenne

Explore public document requests, publications and actions to make the exercise of power and the use of public money more transparent.

Created by The Transparence Citoyenne association

Keep in mindA report or ongoing proceeding is not a court ruling establishing the alleged facts.

Discover their actionstransparencecitoyenne.fr
Sources and contextSources, credits and limitations — Transparence Citoyenne

Created by The Transparence Citoyenne association

Keep in mindA report or ongoing proceeding is not a court ruling establishing the alleged facts.

The association publishes its actions and documents obtained. For each case, distinguish the original document, the association’s interpretation and the status of any proceedings.

Preview: Transparence Citoyenne · 21 September 2026

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03 / Continuing the conversation

What I’m building, too.

These initiatives inform my own projects. Two complementary ways to make debate and power easier to examine.

Local prototype · unpublished

Agora

A graph of debates

Connect arguments, objections, facts and sources to understand where a disagreement lies, without imposing a conclusion.

The intention: trace a conclusion back to its supporting arguments and sources, while keeping objections visible.

Explore the project’s purpose

Project in development

The Observatory

Power and transparency

Make the exercise of power understandable and verifiable: representatives, votes, interests and civic action.

The intention: start with a concrete question, find the documents and understand what they actually establish.

A future direction: exploring media ownership

An interactive map to search for a media outlet, follow its ownership links and examine sources. This module remains a planned extension with the Observatory; it is not yet available here.

Explore the documentary resource

04 / Go further

A question. A path to explore.

A document to find, an argument to examine, a vote to check: a few paths to explore further.

01 / Media ownership

Who owns the media I read?

Media ownershipResource in French

French media: who owns what?

Find a media outlet within the main ownership links in the French press.

Created by Acrimed and Le Monde diplomatique · Jérémie Fabre and Marie Beyer

Keep in mindThe map is selective and dated. Ownership alone does not establish the content of an article.

View the original mapacrimed.org
Sources and contextSources, credits and limitations — French media: who owns what?

Created by Acrimed and Le Monde diplomatique · Jérémie Fabre and Marie Beyer

Keep in mindThe map is selective and dated. Ownership alone does not establish the content of an article.

Identify major ownership links in French media. A documentary resource for understanding the organisations behind the news.

The Acrimed page is dated 21 January 2026. The data repository states December 2024 and an ODC-By licence; those dates do not establish that the map and data are synchronised.

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02 / Parliamentary data

How did my representative vote?

Parliamentary dataResource in French

Datan

Look at voting records and indicators to examine what your representatives do.

Created by The Datan team and association

Keep in mindCheck the period and indicator definitions. Voting records do not capture all parliamentary work.

Explore Datandatan.fr
Sources and contextSources, credits and limitations — Datan

Created by The Datan team and association

Keep in mindCheck the period and indicator definitions. Voting records do not capture all parliamentary work.

Go deeper into MPs’ votes and parliamentary indicators after an initial introduction to a topic or ballot.

Datan explains its statistics and introduces its team and scientific council. Its methods help clarify what each comparison measures.

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03 / Arguments and objections

What about the opposing arguments?

Arguments and objectionsResource in French

Wikidébats

Explore arguments, objections and their sources around the same question.

Created by Le Laboratoire du débat méthodique and contributors

Keep in mindThe presence or number of arguments does not establish their strength. Examine their sources and possible responses.

Explore the debatesfr.wikidebates.org
Sources and contextSources, credits and limitations — Wikidébats

Created by Le Laboratoire du débat méthodique and contributors

Keep in mindThe presence or number of arguments does not establish their strength. Examine their sources and possible responses.

Examine arguments for and against a proposition, follow objections and return to sources to form your own opinion.

This collaborative encyclopaedia publishes its content under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page links to the original and does not reproduce its debate collections.

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04 / Public documents

How can I access a public document?

Public documentsResource in French

MaDada

Find an existing request or prepare your own request to a public body.

Created by Open Knowledge France

Keep in mindExchanges are generally public. Some documents cannot be disclosed: read the conditions before sharing personal information.

Explore MaDadamadada.fr
Sources and contextSources, credits and limitations — MaDada

Created by Open Knowledge France

Keep in mindExchanges are generally public. Some documents cannot be disclosed: read the conditions before sharing personal information.

Browse requests already sent to public authorities and prepare a request for a public document, such as expenses, a grant or a contract.

MaDada supports access to administrative documents in France. Reading an existing request is a useful first step; requesting a document does not itself trigger an investigation.

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