Duration
30h Th, 15h Lect.
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Through the reading of scientific articles and the analysis of case studies, this course aims to provide students with a reading grid and methodological and conceptual tools enabling them to question, describe and understand collective action situations (work contexts in their organisational, market, political and professional dimensions) that they observe and will encounter in their professional lives.
Among the key concepts in the sociology of collective action are those of local orders, strategies, rules of the game, regulation, sensemaking, translation, (de)commodification, instruments, devices, norms and so on. With the help of these concepts, students will be able to give an account of the actors, practices, interactions and their foundations through a detailed diagnosis.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, students will be able to
- Conduct a case study by mastering the methodological, analytical and theoretical tools needed to carry out a detailed diagnosis in a context of collective action.
- Combine knowledge of the sociology of organisations, public action and markets to create a relevant methodological and analytical framework.
- Encourage collaboration within a group with a view to achieving certain goals.
- Conduct research in a number of relevant English and French scientific journals (Sociologie du travail, Organisation Studies, Human Relations, Work, Employment and Society, etc.).
- Read and use English and French scientific articles.
- Discuss these scientific articles collectively.
- Write a working paper consisting of an organisational diagnosis.
- Give an oral presentation of a reading summary.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Néant
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The subjects covered during the course fall into three categories (provisional programme):
- lectures based on scientific articles and case studies, followed by discussions of key concepts in the sociology of organised action;
- readings from the portfolio of texts, followed by presentations of key concepts such as sensemaking, intermediate objects, instruments of public action, networking, etc.
- work in sub-groups to apply the methodology of case diagnosis and resolution
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Classroom teaching
Recommended or required readings
Reading material available on MyUliege, inluding:
- Compulsory readings (scientific articles);
- Presentation of empirical cases;
- PowerPoint presentations.
- Czarniawska, B. (2008) A theory of Organizing, Edward Elgar
- Crozier, M., & Friedberg, E. (1992). L'acteur et le système: les contraintes de l'action collective. Éd. du Seuil.
- Friedberg, E. (1988). L'analyse sociologique des organisations. POUR.
- Friedberg, E. (1997). Le pouvoir et la règle: dynamiques de l'action organisée. Éd. du Seuil.
- Weick, K. (1995). Sense-making in organisations. SAGE Publications.
- Barthélémy, F. (2011). Sociologie de l'action organisée. Nouvelles études de cas. Editions De Boeck, Bruxelles.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Final exam (key theoretical concepts and organisational diagnosis)
Second session: QCM or oral examination
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The list of the scientific articles that will be presented and discussed through the course is available on myuliège