Frédéric Lebaron

Public policies are permanently targeting, producing and categorizing "publics ". It seems an obvious and well-known fact. However, these operations are rarely considered as central issues for policy analysis. Based on original empirical researches, gathering several policy sectors (immigration, public health, public participation, open data,...

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Why are human and social sciences so disputed or ignored in places where they could enlighten reflection and action ?

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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.

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Enjeu politique central, le savoir économique a infléchi le débat public à plusieurs égards. A la lumière de la globalisation des marchés. La politique et l'économie forment un tout complexe au-delà du cadre institutionnel de I'État-nation. Pour les acteurs du débat public, cette situation soulève de·nombreuses nouvelles questions. Alors que les...

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