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Prefects and Governors in Nineteenth-century Europe
This edited collection presents a pan-European history of intermediary government and administration in nineteenth-century Europe. Taking a closer look at senior government officials who represented the sovereign or state far away from the capital, the book highlights the intermediary nature of their roles, which fell somewhere between the municipality and central bureaucracy. Against the backdrop of revolution and upheaval brought about by the Enlightenment and the First World War, the nineteenth century was a crucial period for reform and political change. Taking a transnational approach, the contributors examine the similarities between the challenges that faced government officials in di...
Le commissaire de police au XIXe siècle
On connaît bien le commissaire de police du XXe siècle, devenu une figure familière grâce à la fiction, dans la littérature d'abord, au cinéma et à la télévision ensuite. On connaît beaucoup moins bien son devancier du XIXe siècle, mal vu par ses contemporains et négligé par les historiens. Il ne correspond pourtant que peu à l'image du froid bureaucrate à laquelle on l'a souvent réduit. Si, contrairement à l'inspecteur ou au " limier " de la Sûreté, il n'a alors guère sollicité l'imaginaire, ce fonctionnaire moderne a constitué à partir de la célèbre loi de février 1800 (28 pluviôse an VIII) un rouage essentiel de la construction de l'Etat. Au contact de citadins...
Qu'est-ce que l'autorité ?
Comment penser et exercer l'autorité ? Longtemps, la notion fut dénoncée et remise en cause tant sur le plan social que culturel. Aujourd'hui, elle fait l'objet d'une forme de réhabilitation dans le débat public au risque de servir de slogan et de remède à tous les problèmes actuels de la société française. Dans ce contexte, il semble utile de poser sur nouveaux frais la question formulée par Hannah Arendt à la fin des années 1950 : "Qu'est-ce que l'autorité ?" C'est l'objectif que se donne cet ouvrage collectif franco-allemand dans une approche pluridisciplinaire. Au croisement de l'histoire, de la philosophie et de la science politique, il vise à interroger les notions gravitant autour de celle d'autorité comme le pouvoir et la domination pour mieux réfléchir à partir de cas concrets aux conditions pratiques de l'exercice de l'autorité en France et en Allemagne au XIXe et au XXe siècle. En cernant au plus près ces pratiques d'autorité, on est mieux à même de dégager les stratégies d'accommodement, de résistance ou de contournement qui permettent de rendre compte de la complexité du social.
Monsieur le Préfet
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Monsieur le Préfet
L’image de l’autorité préfectorale au XIXe siècle est celle d’une autorité martiale exercée par un haut fonctionnaire aux immenses pouvoirs. En réalité, construire une autorité considérée comme légitime par la population a nécessité un travail institutionnel et individuel permanent. Dans ce siècle de révolutions, préfets et sous-préfets se sont situés aux avant-postes de la conquête morale du territoire afin d’enraciner le régime et faire accepter l’État. Ce livre entend analyser ce travail de représentation et de séduction négligé par l’historiographie. Il restitue la construction de ce charisme de fonction à partir de terrains originaux, notamment le c...
European Perspectives for Public Administration
Ebook available in Open Access: oapen.org/search?identifier=1006705 Strategies and priorities for the public sector in Europe The public sector in our society has over the past two decades undergone substantial changes, as has the academic field studying Public Administration (PA). In the next twenty years major shifts are further expected to occur in the way futures are anticipated and different cultures are integrated. Practice will be handled in a relevant way, and more disciplines will be engaging in the field of Public Administration. The prominent scholars contributing to this book put forward research strategies and focus on priorities in the field of Public Administration. The volume...
Napoleon's Hundred Days and the Politics of Legitimacy
This book examines the politics of legitimacy as they played out across Europe in response to Napoleon’s dramatic return to power in France after his exile to Elba in 1814. Napoleon had to re-establish his claim to power with initially minimal military resources. Moreover, as the rest of Europe united against him, he had to marshal popular support for his new regime, while simultaneously demanding men and money to back what became an increasingly inevitable military campaign. The initial return – known as ‘the flight of the eagle’ – gradually turned into a dogged attempt to bolster support using a range of mechanisms, including constitutional amendments, elections, and public ceremonies. At the same time, his opponents had to marshal their resources to challenge his return, relying on populations already war-weary and resentful of the costs they had had to bear. The contributors to this volume explore how, for both sides, cultural politics became central in supporting or challenging the legitimacy of these political orders in the path to Waterloo.
Boundaries of the State in US History
The question of how the American state defines its powernot what it is but what it "does"has become central to a range of historical discourses, from the founding of the Republic and the role of the educational system, to the functions of agencies and America s place in the world. Here, James Sparrow, William J. Novak, and Stephen Sawyer assemble some definitional work in this area, showing that the state is an integral actor in physical, spatial, and economic exercises of power. They further imply that traditional conceptions of the state cannot grasp the subtleties of power and its articulation. Contributors include C.J. Alvarez, Elisabeth Clemens, Richard John, Robert Lieberman, Omar McRoberts, Gautham Rao, Gabriel Rosenberg, Jason Scott Smith, Tracy Steffes, and the editors."
Good Government
Faced with government's ineptitude, people are attracted to strong leaders and bold action. As Pierre Rosanvallon demonstrates, "presidentialism" may reflect the particular concerns of today, but its many precursors show that democracy has always struggled with tension between popular government and concentrated authority.
Pluralism and the Idea of the Republic in France
The idea of the centralized State has played a powerful role in shaping French republicanism. But for two hundred years, many have tried to find other ways of being French and Republican. These essays challenge the traditional account, bringing together new insights from leading scholars.
