Especially in the political domain, to speak is to act, i.e. to produce a certain worldview and alter reality itself. Now the political domain is the scene of exchanges which are mostly power relationships. Therefore language is important because of its intrinsic efficiency, which does not reduce to rhetorical effects.

Amid the abundant literature devoted to the presidential election, no French study focused on the important role played by interest groups and other campaigning groups such as NGOs, charities, unions, trade associations, coalitions or think tanks. During elections, all such groups have a common goal: to try and convince the candidates, especially..

In a context of mistrust of parties and politicians (distance from political arenas, ideological jamming, politico-financial affairs, "drifts" of political communication…), denigration of the work of journalists.

This book aims to interrogate, via fifteen studies based on qualitative methods, the ordinary face of politics. Ranging from talks to occupations, the scope of the studies helps to better understand what politics means in French people's everyday life.