Pierre-Etienne Vandamme

Professeur

pierre-etienne.vandamme@uclouvain.be

SSH/ESPO Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales, politiques et de communication (ESPO)

SSH/ISP Institut supérieur de philosophie (ISP)

SSH/SPLE Institut de sciences politiques Louvain-Europe (ISPOLE)

Chargé de cours en éthique économique et sociale.

Membre de la Chaire Hoover.

Thèmes de recherche : théories de la démocratie, théories de la justice, éthique de la citoyenneté.

Co-responsable du projet ERC POPGOV

Co-responsable du site www.enseignerlethique.be

Publications principales :

Démocratie et justice sociale, Paris, Vrin, 2021.
G. A. Cohen : Sauver l'égalité, Paris, Michalon, 2023 (avec Fabien Tarrit).

Adresse postale

ISP - Collège Léon Dupriez
L2.06.01
Place Montesquieu 3
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

ISP

SH01 - Collège Léon Dupriez
Étage 03 Bureau D 314
Place Montesquieu 3
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

Article de journal

2026

Vandamme, P.-E. (2026). Rethinking the imperative mandate: Toward a better balance between independence and accountability. American Journal of Political Science, 70(1), 76-89. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12943 (Original work published 2026)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/272731

Vandamme, P.-E. (2026). Should we regret the erosion of partisan loyalties? Partisanship and the ethics of voting. Party Politics : the international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations. Published. https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688261430691 (Original work published 2026)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/272734

Vandamme, P.-E. (2026). Le principe de différence, le socialisme et l’écologie. Revue de philosophie économique, 26(1), 63-89. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/273852 (Original work published 2026)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/273852

2025

Vandamme, P.-E., & Lucardie, P. (2025). What (if anything) makes political parties indispensable? Politics. Published. https://doi.org/10.1177/02633957251327933 (Original work published 2025)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/260399

Bedock, C., Cappellina, B., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2025). A revolution in representation? Insider perspectives on a failed democratic experiment. Acta Politica : international journal of political science. Published. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41269-025-00401-w (Original work published 2025)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/260400

2024

Borriello, A., Pranchère, J.-Y., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2024). Populism and democracy: a reassessment. Contemporary Politics, 30(4), 416-436. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569775.2023.2296717 (Original work published 2024)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/238109

Vandamme, P.-E. (2024). Can democratic innovations reconcile citizens with representative institutions? Acta Politica : international journal of political science, 59, 394-415. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41269-023-00299-2 (Original work published 2024)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/238108

Vandamme, P.-E. (2024). On the Moral Duties of Voters. Ethical Perspectives : journal of the European Ethics Network, 31(3), 161-191. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/260397 (Original work published 2024)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/260397

2023

Buge, E., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2023). Conflicts of Legitimacies in Representative Institutions: The Case of the French Citizen Convention for Climate. Representation : journal of representative democracy, 59(4), 597-614. https://doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2022.2094453 (Original work published 2023)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/238111

Vandamme, P.-E. (2023). The Right to Expressive Voting Methods. Res Publica : a journal of moral, legal and social philosophy, 31, 257-278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-023-09645-9 (Original work published 2025)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/260395

Vandamme, P.-E. (2023). Why (and How) Schools Should Engage in Political Education. Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis, 43(2), 12-26. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/24972 (Original work published 2023)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/24972

Harb, S., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2023). An egalitarian fortress? Global distributive justice and the EU. Revue d’Intégration Européenne, 45(4), 577-592. https://doi.org/10.1080/07036337.2022.2102616 (Original work published 2023)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/238112

2022

de Briey, A., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2022). La délibération échelonnée. Participations : revue de sciences sociales sur la démocratie et la citoyenneté, 32, 279-304. https://doi.org/10.3917/parti.032.0279 (Original work published 2022)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/119153

2021

Vandamme, P.-E. (2021). Tirage au sort et conscience des injustices : Raisons politiques : études de pensée politique, N° 82(2), 107-124. https://doi.org/10.3917/rai.082.0107 (Original work published 2021)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/104692

Vandamme, P.-E. (2021). Trois modèles de revenu de base : Raisons politiques : études de pensée politique, N° 83(3), 17-29. https://doi.org/10.3917/rai.083.0017 (Original work published 2021)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/104690

Verret-Hamelin, A., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2021). The green case for a randomly selected chamber. Contemporary Political Theory, 21, 24-45. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41296-021-00491-z (Original work published 2022)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/110112

Vandamme, P.-E. (2021). From Moral Principles to Political Judgments: The Case for Pragmatic Idealism. Moral Philosophy and Politics, 8(2), 261-283. https://doi.org/10.1515/mopp-2019-0015 (Original work published 2021)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/238113

2020

Pourtois, H., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2020). Une boîte à outils pour l’enseignement de l’éthique. Diotime l’Agora : revue internationale de didactique de la philosophie, 84(avril 2020). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/120101 (Original work published 2020)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/120101

Vandamme, P.-E., & Bello Hutt, D. (2020). Selecting Constitutional Judges Randomly. Swiss Political Science Review, 27(1), 107-127. https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12416 (Original work published 2021)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/110119

Vandamme, P.-E. (2020). Can the Recall Improve Electoral Representation? Frontiers in Political Science, 2(6), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2020.00006 (Original work published 2020)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/119161

2019

Vandamme, P.-E. (2019). What’s wrong with an epistocratic council? Politics, 40(1), 90-105. https://doi.org/10.1177/0263395719836348 (Original work published 2020)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/123456

Vandamme, P.-E. (2019). Is the Majority Always Right? About: Didier Mineur, Le Pouvoir de la majorité. Fondements et limites, Classiques Garnier. Books & Ideas. Published. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/57233 (Original work published 2019)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/57233

Vandamme, P.-E. (2019). La gauche face au défi migratoire. Esprit, 10(456), 11-16. https://doi.org/10.3917/espri.1910.0011 (Original work published 2019)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/120242

Meijers, T., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2019). Equality, Value Pluralism and Relevance: Is Luck Egalitarianism in One Way Good, But Not All Things Considered? Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 22(3), 318-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2018.1438804 (Original work published 2019)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/174998

2018

Vandamme, P.-E. (2018). Des référendums plus délibératifs ? Les atouts du vote justifié. Participations : revue de sciences sociales sur la démocratie et la citoyenneté, 2018(1), 29-52. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/175001 (Original work published 2018)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/175001

Vandamme, P.-E. (2018). Voting Secrecy and the Right to Justification. Constellations : an international journal of critical and democratic theory, 25(3), 388-405. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8675.12278 (Original work published 2018)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/175006

Vandamme, P.-E., Jacquet, V., Niessen, C., Pitseys, J., & Reuchamps, M. (2018). Intercameral Relations in a Bicameral Elected and Sortition Legislature. Politics and Society, 46(3), 381-400. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/171626 (Original work published 2018)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/171626

Vandamme, P.-E. (2018). Le tirage au sort est-il compatible avec l’élection ? Revue française de science politique, 68(5), 873-894. https://doi.org/10.3917/rfsp.685.0873 (Original work published 2018)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/128049

Vandamme, P.-E. (2018). La majorité a-t-elle toujours raison ? La Vie des Idees.fr. Published. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/128050 (Original work published 2018)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/128050

Zwarthoed, D., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2018). Compte-rendu de Jean-Michel Chaumont, Survivre à tout prix? Essai sur l’honneur, la résistance et le salut de nos âmes. La Revue Nouvelle, 73(2), 64-69. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/127903 (Original work published 2018)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/127903

Vandamme, P.-E. (2018). Why not More Equality? Sufficientarianism and Inequalities above the Threshold. Law, Ethics and Philosophy, 5, 130-141. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/174995 (Original work published 2018)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/174995

Vandamme, P.-E. (2018). Indirect cosmopolitan education: on the contribution of national education to attitudes towards foreigners. Journal of Global Ethics, 14(1), 114-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449626.2018.1496351 (Original work published 2018)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/115444

2017

Vandamme, P.-E., & Verret-Hamelin, A. (2017). A Randomly Selected Chamber: Promises and Challenges. Journal of Public Deliberation, 13(1), 1-24. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/268425 (Original work published 2017)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/268425

Vandamme, P.-E. (2017). Un Sénat tiré au sort : promesses et défis. Histoire@Politique : politique, culture, société. Published. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/179755 (Original work published 2017)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/179755

Vandamme, P.-E. (2017). Comment allier participation de tous et délibérations ? Le vote justifié. La revue nouvelle, 48-52. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/175063 (Original work published 2017)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/175063

Vandamme, P.-E. (2017). Qu’est-ce que le décentrement ? Moralité individuelle et justice sociale. Ethica : Revue interdisciplinaire de recherche en éthique, 21(1), 167-202. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/179757 (Original work published 2017)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/179757

Van Outryve d’Ydewalle, S., Jacquet, V., Bouvy, A.-S., Malay, O., Rousseau, R., Vandamme, P.-E., & et al. (2017). Partager le pouvoir du Parlement : un modèle pour la démocratie belge. Revue Nouvelle, La démocratie participative en question(7), 42-47. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/124732 (Original work published 2017)

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/124732

Chapitre de livre

2025

Vandamme, P.-E., & el-Wakil, A. (2025). Réaliser la démocratie aujourd’hui. In A. Bardon & B. Boudou (ed.), Théorie politique (p. p. 133-161). Bruylant. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/255369

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/255369

Lambrecht, M., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2025). Justice. In A. Bardon & B. Boudou (ed.), Théorie politique (p. p. 415-442). Bruylant. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/255373

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/255373

2024

Vandamme, P.-E. (2024). Democracy without elections and the value of parties. In Geoffrey Grandjean (ed.), Against Sortition in Politics? The Problem with Citizens’ Assemblies. Imprint Academic. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/238267

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/238267

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/238272

2023

Vandamme, P.-E. (2023). Citizens’ Assemblies and Accountability. In M. Reuchamps, J. Vrydagh & Y. Welp (ed.), De Gruyter Handbook of Citizens’ Assemblies. De Gruyter. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/104679

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/104679

Vandamme, P.-E., & Gay-Para, G. (2023). Introduction. Les élections, un objet philosophique indigne ? In G. Gay-Para et P.-E. Vandamme (ed.), Philosophie des élections (p. p. 13-27). Éditions Raison publique. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/238276

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/238276

Vandamme, P.-E. (2023). Quand l’abstention est-elle moralement justifiable ? In G. Gay-Para et P.-E. Vandamme (ed.), Philosophie des élections (p. p. 219-235). Éditions Raison publique. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/238274

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/238274

2022

Devillers, S., Biard, B., Vandamme, P.-E., Jacquet, V., & Reuchamps, M. (2022). Direct and deliberative democracy as potential remedies for partitocracy in Belgium. In Pierre Baudewyns, Marleen Brans, Min Reuchamps, Benoît Rihoux, Virginie Van Ingelgom (eds) (ed.), The Winter of Democracy: Partitocracy in Belgium (p. p. 251-271). Presses universitaires de Louvain. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/243479

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/243479

Close, C., Pilet, J.-B., Rangoni, S., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2022). La demande de démocratie directe. In Magni-Berton, R. & Morel, L. (ed.), Démocraties directes. Larcier. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/104673

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/104673

Vandamme, P.-E. (2022). Représentation démocratique. In G. Petit, L. Blondiaux, I. Casillo, J.-M. Fourniau, G. Gourgues, S. Hayat, R. Lefebvre, S. Rui, S. Wojcik, & J. Zetlaoui-Léger (ed.), Dictionnaire critique et interdisciplinaire de la Participation, DicoPart (2ème édition). GIS Démocratie et participation. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/238273

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/238273

2021

Vandamme, P.-E. (2021). Pluraliser les sources de légitimité ? Trois défis. In L. Damay & V. Jacquet (ed.), Les transformations de la légitimité démocratique. Idéaux, revendications et perceptions. Academia. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/104663

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/104663

2020

Vandamme, P.-E. (2020). Revenu universel (version académique). In Maxime Kristanek (ed.), L’Encyclopédie philosophique (p. p. /). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/220642

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/220642

2019

Vandamme, P.-E., Jacquet, V., Niessen, C., Pitseys, J., & Reuchamps, M. (2019). Intercameral Relations in a Bicameral Elected and Sortition Legislature. In Gastil, John; Wright, Erik Olin (ed.), A Legislature by Lot (pp. 123-144). Verso. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/226555

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/226555

2018

Vandamme, P.-E. (2018). “Brian Barry”. In Patrick Savidan (dir.) (ed.), Dictionnaire des inégalités et de la justice sociale (pp. 61-65). Presses Universitaires de France. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/174844

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/174844

Vandamme, P.-E. (2018). Justice sociale. In Maxime Kristanek (dir.) (ed.), L’Encyclopédie philosophique. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/227033

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/227033

Pourtois, H., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2018). “Citoyenneté et inégalités”. In Patrick Savidan (dir.) (ed.), Dictionnaire des inégalités et de la justice sociale (pp. 185-194). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/171632

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/171632

Vandamme, P.-E. (2018). “Impartialité”. In Patrick Savidan (dir.) (ed.), Dictionnaire des inégalités et de la justice sociale (pp. 694-702). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/171635

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/171635

Monographie

2023

Tarrit, F., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2023). G. A. Cohen : Sauver l’égalité. Michalon. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/26404

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/26404

2021

Pilet, J.-B., Bedock, C., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2021). Improving, Bypassing or Overcoming Representation? Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-88971-901-3

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/104685

Vandamme, P.-E. (2021). Démocratie et justice sociale. Vrin. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/108615

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/108615

Frangville, V., Merlin, A., Sfeir, J., & Vandamme, P.-E. (2021). La liberté académique. Enjeux et menaces. Éditions de l’Université de Bruxelles. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/104404

https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/handle/2078.5/104404

Unités d'enseignement pour 2025

Libellé	Code
Philosophy and epistemology of the economics	LECON2061
Economic, Political and Social Ethics	LESPO1321
Current issues in politics and philosophy	LPPE1102

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