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Book Reviews by Cédric Masse
(2016), Book Review “Social Movement Studies in Europe. The State of the Art, Berghahn, 2016”. An... more (2016), Book Review “Social Movement Studies in Europe. The State of the Art, Berghahn, 2016”. Análise Social, 221, li (4.º), pp. 1005-1008.
Web link: http://analisesocial.ics.ul.pt/documentos/AS_221_rec04.pdf
Published in 2004, this article summarises and comments one of the most important books in the an... more Published in 2004, this article summarises and comments one of the most important books in the anthropology and sociology of development, referring especially to its methodology based on the study of actors of development.
Papers by Cédric Masse
(2017), “Ideas and practices of democracy: the reactualisation of isonomy and isegory within soci... more (2017), “Ideas and practices of democracy: the reactualisation of isonomy and isegory within social movements”, Revista de Sociologia e Política, December, Volume 25, Nº64, p.149-164.
Web link: http://revistas.ufpr.br/rsp/article/view/57139/34416
How is public participation achieved within social movements? Does it fundamentally rely on politico-economic conditions or does it primarily refer to the ideal or discursive sphere? This problem is addressed through a critical synthesis of theories that deal with this issue (resource mobilisation theories, political process model, Jürgen Habermas, Richard Sennett and Alexis de Tocqueville) and, empirically , through the observation and analysis of concrete modalities of public participation within Portuguese social movements (from a " qualitative " sociology or an ethnography of some movements carried out in Lisbon between 2010 and 2012). In this context, as elsewhere, public participation especially rests upon two linked ethical and political axioms: isonomy-the same law for everyone, the economic basis of public participation-and isegory-the same time to speak for everyone, the ideal foundation of public participation. Thus, to understand the how of public participation within social movements, it is necessary to overcome the traditional dichot-omy between materialistic theories that stress the economic dimension of public participation and social movements, and idealistic approaches that address the symbolic and cultural aspects.
(2017b), “Comment penser justement le travail ? Esquisse d’une analyse sociologique et économique... more (2017b), “Comment penser justement le travail ? Esquisse d’une analyse sociologique et économique du travail” [How to rightly think about work? An outline of a sociological and economic analysis of work], Südtiroler Wirtschaftszeitung, 30 juin 2017, Nr. 26/17, p.19. Web link: http://www.swz.it/de/suche/27480-revaloriser-le-travail.html
Historiquement, le travail a été la cible des employeurs et des politiques sous prétexte de son coût alors qu’il s’agit en fait d’un capital déterminant qui a besoin d’être valorisé matériellement et idéellement pour une économie et une société de qualité.
“Pourquoi les entreprises devraient-elles créer des postes de sociologues? Quelques prescriptions... more “Pourquoi les entreprises devraient-elles créer des postes de sociologues? Quelques prescriptions rationnelles pour améliorer le travail des entreprises” [Why should companies create positions of sociologists? Some rational prescriptions to improve companies’ work], Südtiroler Wirtschaftszeitung, 21 April 2017, Nº16/17, p.19. Web link: http://www.swz.it/de/suche/27141-reussir-gr-ce-a-la-sociologie.html
This article puts forward arguments that underline the importance and necessity of sociology within companies, that is, some rational prescriptions to improve their work.
Cet article présente des arguments qui soulignent l’importance et la nécessité de la sociologie dans les entreprises, soit quelques prescriptions rationnelles pour améliorer leur travail.
This is a French version of the article: (2010), “A cibermilitância: A Internet, um elemento cent... more This is a French version of the article: (2010), “A cibermilitância: A Internet, um elemento central dos movimentos sociais contemporâneos?”, Comunicação Pública, Volume 5, Nº9, p.149-160. [Cyber-militancy: Is the Internet a central element of present-day social movements?]
This article deals with the use and representations of the Internet within social movements located in Spanish and Argentinean contexts.
This article deals with the use and representations of the Internet within social movements locat... more This article deals with the use and representations of the Internet within social movements located in Spanish and Argentinean contexts.
(2010), “A cibermilitância: A Internet, um elemento central dos movimentos sociais contemporâneos?”, Comunicação Pública, Volume 5, Nº9, p.149-160. [Cyber-militancy: Is the Internet a central element of present-day social movements?]
First published in (2005), “El papel de las organizaciones no gubernamentales en los “países del ... more First published in (2005), “El papel de las organizaciones no gubernamentales en los “países del Sur”: El caso de una ONG de desarrollo española en América Central” [The role of non-governmental organisations in “Southern Countries”: The case of a Spanish development NGO in Central America], in Víctor Bretón Solo de Zaldívar and Alberto López Bargados (coord.), Las ONGS en la reflexión antropológica sobre el desarrollo y viceversa. Perspectivas africanas y latinoamericanas [The NGOs in the anthropological thinking about the development and conversely. African and Latin American perspectives], Seville, Federation of Associations of Anthropology of the Spanish State, Foundation El Monte, Andalusian Association of Anthropology, p.39-51.
This article focuses on the forms of interventions (and their social consequences) of a Spanish NGO in Central America.
Books by Cédric Masse
(2007), Les Organisations non Gouvernementales face aux Gouvernants. Les rapports majeurs des ONG... more (2007), Les Organisations non Gouvernementales face aux Gouvernants. Les rapports majeurs des ONG avec l’ONU, la Banque Mondiale et la Commission Européenne, Paris, Collection Recherche et Université, Sciences Humaines et Sociales, Editions Le Manuscrit. [Non-Governmental Organisations before Governments. NGOs’ Major Links with the UN, World Bank and European Commission].
Abstract: In this book based on my master’s thesis at the EHESS, I study the relationships between NGOs and three of the main public institutions of development in the world. I analyse the discourses of these institutions and refer to an extensive literature about these relationships at a political, operational and economic level. I also point out the potential risks that these kinds of relationships imply for the NGOs.
Web link: http://www.manuscrit.com/book.aspx?id=8066
Conference Presentations by Cédric Masse
This paper shows how activists of social movements make public spheres and reinvent democracy thr... more This paper shows how activists of social movements make public spheres and reinvent democracy through repertoires of collective action that are often considered as “non-conventional politics” and including as “irrational”, in particular by a certain Establishment and adversaries, but that are in fact actions having, on the contrary, their own rationalities, which reappraise the concept of conventionality in politics and in democracy, and finally the ideas and practices of politics and democracy themselves.
(2012), “Alter-globalisation, Politics and Citizenship: An Account out of Portuguese Social Movements”, in Society, Crisis and Reconfigurations, VII Portuguese Congress of Sociology, Associação Portuguesa de Sociologia, Lisbon, http://www.aps.pt/vii_congresso/papers/finais/PAP0213_ed.pdf
(2016), Book Review “Social Movement Studies in Europe. The State of the Art, Berghahn, 2016”. An... more (2016), Book Review “Social Movement Studies in Europe. The State of the Art, Berghahn, 2016”. Análise Social, 221, li (4.º), pp. 1005-1008.
Web link: http://analisesocial.ics.ul.pt/documentos/AS_221_rec04.pdf
Published in 2004, this article summarises and comments one of the most important books in the an... more Published in 2004, this article summarises and comments one of the most important books in the anthropology and sociology of development, referring especially to its methodology based on the study of actors of development.
(2017), “Ideas and practices of democracy: the reactualisation of isonomy and isegory within soci... more (2017), “Ideas and practices of democracy: the reactualisation of isonomy and isegory within social movements”, Revista de Sociologia e Política, December, Volume 25, Nº64, p.149-164.
Web link: http://revistas.ufpr.br/rsp/article/view/57139/34416
How is public participation achieved within social movements? Does it fundamentally rely on politico-economic conditions or does it primarily refer to the ideal or discursive sphere? This problem is addressed through a critical synthesis of theories that deal with this issue (resource mobilisation theories, political process model, Jürgen Habermas, Richard Sennett and Alexis de Tocqueville) and, empirically , through the observation and analysis of concrete modalities of public participation within Portuguese social movements (from a " qualitative " sociology or an ethnography of some movements carried out in Lisbon between 2010 and 2012). In this context, as elsewhere, public participation especially rests upon two linked ethical and political axioms: isonomy-the same law for everyone, the economic basis of public participation-and isegory-the same time to speak for everyone, the ideal foundation of public participation. Thus, to understand the how of public participation within social movements, it is necessary to overcome the traditional dichot-omy between materialistic theories that stress the economic dimension of public participation and social movements, and idealistic approaches that address the symbolic and cultural aspects.
(2017b), “Comment penser justement le travail ? Esquisse d’une analyse sociologique et économique... more (2017b), “Comment penser justement le travail ? Esquisse d’une analyse sociologique et économique du travail” [How to rightly think about work? An outline of a sociological and economic analysis of work], Südtiroler Wirtschaftszeitung, 30 juin 2017, Nr. 26/17, p.19. Web link: http://www.swz.it/de/suche/27480-revaloriser-le-travail.html
Historiquement, le travail a été la cible des employeurs et des politiques sous prétexte de son coût alors qu’il s’agit en fait d’un capital déterminant qui a besoin d’être valorisé matériellement et idéellement pour une économie et une société de qualité.
“Pourquoi les entreprises devraient-elles créer des postes de sociologues? Quelques prescriptions... more “Pourquoi les entreprises devraient-elles créer des postes de sociologues? Quelques prescriptions rationnelles pour améliorer le travail des entreprises” [Why should companies create positions of sociologists? Some rational prescriptions to improve companies’ work], Südtiroler Wirtschaftszeitung, 21 April 2017, Nº16/17, p.19. Web link: http://www.swz.it/de/suche/27141-reussir-gr-ce-a-la-sociologie.html
This article puts forward arguments that underline the importance and necessity of sociology within companies, that is, some rational prescriptions to improve their work.
Cet article présente des arguments qui soulignent l’importance et la nécessité de la sociologie dans les entreprises, soit quelques prescriptions rationnelles pour améliorer leur travail.
This is a French version of the article: (2010), “A cibermilitância: A Internet, um elemento cent... more This is a French version of the article: (2010), “A cibermilitância: A Internet, um elemento central dos movimentos sociais contemporâneos?”, Comunicação Pública, Volume 5, Nº9, p.149-160. [Cyber-militancy: Is the Internet a central element of present-day social movements?]
This article deals with the use and representations of the Internet within social movements located in Spanish and Argentinean contexts.
This article deals with the use and representations of the Internet within social movements locat... more This article deals with the use and representations of the Internet within social movements located in Spanish and Argentinean contexts.
(2010), “A cibermilitância: A Internet, um elemento central dos movimentos sociais contemporâneos?”, Comunicação Pública, Volume 5, Nº9, p.149-160. [Cyber-militancy: Is the Internet a central element of present-day social movements?]
First published in (2005), “El papel de las organizaciones no gubernamentales en los “países del ... more First published in (2005), “El papel de las organizaciones no gubernamentales en los “países del Sur”: El caso de una ONG de desarrollo española en América Central” [The role of non-governmental organisations in “Southern Countries”: The case of a Spanish development NGO in Central America], in Víctor Bretón Solo de Zaldívar and Alberto López Bargados (coord.), Las ONGS en la reflexión antropológica sobre el desarrollo y viceversa. Perspectivas africanas y latinoamericanas [The NGOs in the anthropological thinking about the development and conversely. African and Latin American perspectives], Seville, Federation of Associations of Anthropology of the Spanish State, Foundation El Monte, Andalusian Association of Anthropology, p.39-51.
This article focuses on the forms of interventions (and their social consequences) of a Spanish NGO in Central America.
(2007), Les Organisations non Gouvernementales face aux Gouvernants. Les rapports majeurs des ONG... more (2007), Les Organisations non Gouvernementales face aux Gouvernants. Les rapports majeurs des ONG avec l’ONU, la Banque Mondiale et la Commission Européenne, Paris, Collection Recherche et Université, Sciences Humaines et Sociales, Editions Le Manuscrit. [Non-Governmental Organisations before Governments. NGOs’ Major Links with the UN, World Bank and European Commission].
Abstract: In this book based on my master’s thesis at the EHESS, I study the relationships between NGOs and three of the main public institutions of development in the world. I analyse the discourses of these institutions and refer to an extensive literature about these relationships at a political, operational and economic level. I also point out the potential risks that these kinds of relationships imply for the NGOs.
Web link: http://www.manuscrit.com/book.aspx?id=8066
This paper shows how activists of social movements make public spheres and reinvent democracy thr... more This paper shows how activists of social movements make public spheres and reinvent democracy through repertoires of collective action that are often considered as “non-conventional politics” and including as “irrational”, in particular by a certain Establishment and adversaries, but that are in fact actions having, on the contrary, their own rationalities, which reappraise the concept of conventionality in politics and in democracy, and finally the ideas and practices of politics and democracy themselves.
(2012), “Alter-globalisation, Politics and Citizenship: An Account out of Portuguese Social Movements”, in Society, Crisis and Reconfigurations, VII Portuguese Congress of Sociology, Associação Portuguesa de Sociologia, Lisbon, http://www.aps.pt/vii_congresso/papers/finais/PAP0213_ed.pdf