University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
SOCI0060-1  Sociology of organized action

Duration :  45h Th
Number of credits :  
Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en administration publique, 1st year5
Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en administration publique, 2nd year5
Master in Sociology, in-depth approach, 1st year6
Master in Sociology, didactic approach, 1st year6
Master in Population and Development Studies, Professional Focus in North-South Cooperation , 2nd year6
Master in Human Resources Management, Professional Focus, 1st year5
Master en sociologie, à finalité spécialisée en immigration studies, 1st year6
Master in Sociology, Professional focus in applied sociology, 1st year6
Master in Labour Sciences, Professional Focus, 1st year6
Master in Sociology and Anthropology6
Lecturer :  Frédéric Schoenaers, Sophie Thunus
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Course contents :  
Analysis of the key-concepts (strategy, rules, regulation.) in sociology of organisations and in organised action.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Understanding the strategic analysis of Michel CROZIER and Erhard FRIEDBERG trough different fields of application. This course introduces the students to the method of oranisational analysis. This method is one of the most important experiences of the sociology of these last 50 years: all the fields of analysis, political, economic, cultural or social, may recover from this type of analysis. And more particularly, it is the foundation of new paradigms of public policies, the organized action and the public action.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
néant
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Organizational diagnosis'exercise (to be confirmed)
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
1. Ex-cathedra lectures. 2. Seminar on sociological works based on preliminary readings of articles, introduced by the students
Recommended or required readings :  
- portfolio of articles
- book: l'analyse sociologique des organisations, E. Friedberg
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written examination with open questions in januari
Oral in september
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
None
Contacts :  
F. Schoenaers



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