Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Charles Julien (compensates Périlleux Thomas); De Bouver Emeline; Périlleux Thomas;
Language
French
Main themes
The lecture puts under scrutiny the vast question of the rationality of economic practices and the kind of society in which they are embedded and/or that they contribute to create. It aims at:
- Refusing the a priori division of social facts between economy, as a disci-pline, and the other social sciences;
- Taking into consideration the anthropological foundation and the existential roots of economic behaviour through a real dialogue between anthropology and economic sociology.
- What is at stake is the development of conceptual tools able to (1) subvert the rough rationalism of neoclassic economic theory, and (2) participate to a better understanding of the logic of economic action and of its ambiva-lence, in different empirical fields of study.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | At the issue of this lecture, the student will be able to : - locate the broad theoretical streams in sociology and economic anthropology; - understand some of the socio-anthropological dimensions of the organisation of pro-duction, consumption, competition, etc., in the historical perspective of the genesis and development of capitalism; - present a reason-why socio-anthropological analysis of a determined economic phe-nomenon. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The lecture is structured in two parts which respectively analyse the practices related to production and consumption in the context of contemporary capitalism, in contrast to other types of economic practices' formal organisation (for in-stance, the " traditional " economy of reciprocity or gift) and put into question the role of the market in the structuring of social activities.
This lecture requires an active participation of students, as it is accompanied by (compulsory) texts reading and as it stresses the importance of conceptual analysis and a synthetic mind.
Other information
Pre-requisite : Basic notions of sociology.
Evaluation : Written exam on the content of both the course and the texts provided by the lecturer.
Course materials : Written material (texts) will be provided.
Teaching materials
- Tous les textes sont déposés sur Moodle et évoluent en fonction du contenue des séances de cours (interactivité)
Faculty or entity
PSAD
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Ethics
Master [60] in Sociology and Anthropology
Master [60] in Philosophy
Master [120] in Sociology
Master [120] in Philosophy
Master [120] in Anthropology
Certificat universitaire en éthique économique et sociale