Although central to many debates in neo-institutional theories, the concept of agency still remains fairly ambiguous and sometimes elusive. In particular, the agency concept tends to conflate two different phenomena, the power of agency (the capacity to act in a given social context) and agentic...

Relying on the case of asbestos in France, we study a deinstitutionalization process as a result of successive and cumulative struggles. There are competing interests in specific institutional arrangements. Actors who want to disrupt institutions have to face with other actors who benefit from...

Although central to many debates in neo-institutional theories, the concept of agency still remains fairly ambiguous and sometimes elusive. In particular, the agency concept tends to conflate two different phenomena, the power of agency (the capacity to act in a given social context) and agentic...

This study explores the deinstitutionalisation of asbestos in France from 1970 to 1997. While many institutional studies emphasize the role of external jolts or crisis to explain change and disruption, we focus the analysis on the succession of actions achieved by different individuals and...

Relying on the case of asbestos in France, we study a deinstitutionalization process as a result of successive and cumulative struggles. There are competing interests in specific institutional arrangements. Actors who want to disrupt institutions have to face with other actors who benefit from...

Within the field of strategy, the thesis deals with the role of social movements inthe process of deinstitutionalization through the concept of repertoire of tactics. This research studies how social movement actions lead to the delegitimization of a taken for granted practice. We focus on the...

L’amiante est aujourd’hui considéré comme l’ennemi public numéro 1. Ce scandale de santé publique a eu de nombreuses répercussions et implications. Pourtant, même si aujourd’hui on peut noter un réel consensus sur la pratique de l’amiante et ses dangers, son interdiction est la...

How to defeat a social movement ? The authors focus on the role of boundaries organizations in the institutional work engaged in the logics of maintenance. They study the case of the CPA (Asbestos Permanent Committee) as a boundary organization in the process of maintenance of an...

La santé au travail est actuellement au cœur de l’actualité : risques psychosociaux, Troubles Musculo-Squelettiques… Au cœur de ces questions, les victimes d’accidents du travail ou de maladies professionnelles se retournent contre leur employeur pour obtenir une indemnisation. En...