Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-9-2021

Abstract

La théorie de l’État de Bergeron permet d’étudier les relations entre la gouverne de l’État et les citoyens. Nous revisitons la prémisse de Gérard Bergeron selon laquelle tous les membres de la société se politifient, c’est-à-dire passent de relations purement civiles à une certaine activation de la gouverne. Pour ce faire, nous étudions les amish du vieil ordre de l’Ontario. Ce groupe offre un exemple de social non politifié, concept mentionné une seule fois dans l’oeuvre de Bergeron. Grâce à l’étude de deux politiques ontariennes, la présente recherche démontre que ce groupe réfute l’adhésion inéluctable à la politie. Nous suggérons une piste pour moderniser la théorie de Bergeron.

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Bergeron’s theory of the state is useful to examine the relations between the state’s “gouverne” and citizens. We revisit Gérard Bergeron’s assumption that all members of a society adhere to the “politie,” that is, move from relations that are purely civil to some activation of the “gouverne.” To that end, we study the Amish of the Old Order in Ontario. This group offers an example of “social non politifié,” a concept mentioned once in Bergeron’s work. Thanks to the examination of two Ontarian public policies, this research shows that this group does not comply with the inevitable transition to the “politie.” We suggest a path to modernize Bergeron’s theory.

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Publication Title

Politique et Sociétés

DOI

10.7202/1077868ar

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