| Titre | La conception durkheimienne de l'Etat : l'apolitisme des fonctionnaires | |
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| Auteur | Pierre Birnbaum | |
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Revue | Revue Française de Sociologie |
| Numéro | 1976, 17-2 À propos de Durkheim | |
| Page | 247-258 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Pierre Birnbaum : The Durkheimian Conception of the State : Apolitical Civil Servants. When examining the nature and functions of the State, Durkheim seems to have abandoned any sociological perspective in order to accept forthright an entirely Hegelian conception. For Durkheim, the State, a neutral and rational being that is, furthermore, independent of the large society, constitutes an organ for the rational management of society, even though the latter continued experiencing important social conflicts. This conception led Durkheim, contrary to Duguit, to oppose the unionization of civil servants who were supposed to identify with their functions and not have specific social interests. He thus shunned Jaurès who was attempting to show that the State's agents are workers similar to those in the larger society. For Durkheim, on the contrary, civil servants act in the general interest, identify with their functions and are duty-bound to remain publicly neutral about all issues, this neutrality preserving them from those social conflicts which agitate the larger society. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rfsoc_0035-2969_1976_num_17_2_5654 |
