The West, at Last in the Dock
In response to Vijay Makhan, an inquiry into the distinction between alliance, political order and Western civilisation, and the accountability of power before the law it invokes.
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PATRICE LEBON / PRESS ROOM
A perspective.
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Patrice Lebon
Patrice Lebon is a Mauritian consultant, essayist, independent journalist and author based in France. His work connects institutions, sovereignty, enterprise and the Indian Ocean.
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Based in France, Patrice Lebon develops a perspective rooted in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean. A consultant, essayist, independent journalist and author, he writes about institutions, the conditions of sovereignty and territorial change. He developed the neologism Africanocéanité in his contribution published by Menara and is writing a substantial book on the subject. A second work combining history and fiction around a key figure in Mauritian history is also in preparation. His contribution to Mauritius’s constitutional and electoral reform includes the Democratic Quintet, whose public presentation can be read on this website. The complete official versions submitted to the Constitutional Review Commission remain reserved pending the Commission’s deliberations.
REFERENCES / TEXTS IN THEIR ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
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Themis tormented and in chains; Leviathan unbound and enthroned
An examination of violence, civic trust and the legitimacy of public force in Mauritius. The essay considers the state’s responsibilities in confronting disorder and abuse, and calls for protection that is credible, accountable and just.
Introduction and access to the text ↗Our Silent Taps Stand in Accusation
An essay on Mauritius’s water crisis and the continuity of public service. It proposes examining industrial waste-heat recovery for local water production, through experimentation and independent verification of results.
Introduction and access to the text ↗Road safety in Mauritius: death at the end of our abdications
An essay on public responsibility for road safety in Mauritius. Patrice Lebon connects prevention, spatial planning, enforcement and protection of vulnerable road users, with proposals for measuring the results of public action.
Introduction and access to the text ↗Mauritius and the making of an interfacial power in an age of contracted sovereignties
An account of Mauritian power through Chagos, Agalega, Port Louis, trade agreements and cables: how geography might be converted into the capacity to decide and value retained locally.
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