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Marguerite Morantin is a French student who lives in Paris. During the lockdown in France, she produced a website entitled « Tocqueville Effects » (https://www.tocquevilleeffects.com). Through this site and the blog associated, she wishes to share her interest in Alexis de Tocqueville's work, his heritage and his resonance. She is interested in current issues on democracy and, for this reason, in the evolution of American society.
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Sunday, May 24, 2020Why We Should Reread Tocqueville During the Lockdown What long-term effects will the lockdown have on our democracy? How will this new form of soft violence affect our social interactions? And what changes will the "democratic man" undergo? In this article are given four reasons to read over Tocqueville's work, accompanied by striking quotes from "Democracy in America".
