Papers by Benjamin Taupin
This article examines the role played by a nonhuman entity, the Atlantic Ocean, in institutional ... more This article examines the role played by a nonhuman entity, the Atlantic Ocean, in institutional work. It uses the results of an in-depth case study concerning the local economy of a surfing-focused seaside town in the south-west of France, where relations with the ocean have been modified by institutional work facilitated by extreme coastal erosion during winter storms in 2013-2014. This work, performed by the actors of the local economy – which include the ocean – aims to change the institutions of surfing, and local planning in a coastal town, by acting to influence the relation between this local economy and the ocean. The study involves a qualitative analysis of 32 interviews with stakeholders in the local surfing industry to identify the role played by a nonhuman entity in deliberate action to influence institutions. Mobilization of the theoretical framework of the anthropologist Philippe Descola concerning the types of relations between humans and nonhumans leads to 1) the su...
Finance: The Discreet Regulator, 2012
Working Papers by Benjamin Taupin
In this article, we make the point that managerial domination as described by pragmatic sociology... more In this article, we make the point that managerial domination as described by pragmatic sociology (PS) is an appropriate notion to make sense of complex forms of domination in contemporary organizations. Based on an extended reading and analysis of the theoretical approaches of complex domination put forward by pragmatic sociologists, we develop the notion of complex domination. We implement the notion with recourse to an ethnographic study in the financial industry, and sketch out a possible alternative conceptualization of power in such environment, delineating the features of complex financial domination. We characterize this type of domination as being the result of the combining effects of three different factors: a) specific contradictions inherent to financial intermediation practices supporting a “public grammar” b) continual normative change through technical and instrumental justifications with a proliferation of transparency measures; c) a structural tyranny of the public regime relative to the “natural” and “realistic” grammars.
Journal Papers by Benjamin Taupin
In this article, we make the point that managerial domination as described by pragmatic sociology... more In this article, we make the point that managerial domination as described by pragmatic sociology is an appropriate notion to make sense of complex forms of domination in contemporary organizations. Based on Lemieux’s work on ‘grammars’, we complement approaches of complex domination put forward by pragmatic sociologists such as Boltanski and Thévenot. We illustrate these ideas by means of an ethnographic study of the financial intermediation industry. Our analysis sketches out an alternative conceptualization of power in such environments, and by so doing, helps us delineate the features that characterize complex financial domination. We conclude by arguing that this type of domination is the result of specific contradictions inherent to the grammars of financial intermediation.
Cet article propose une étude des évolutions subies par la fonction déontologie au sein des établ... more Cet article propose une étude des évolutions subies par la fonction déontologie au sein des établissements de crédit et des entreprises d'investissement entre 2003 et 2006. Partant d'une approche qualitative associant observation participante et analyse de données secondaires, nous mettons en évidence la coexistence de deux conceptions du contrôle interne : l'une trouvant ses racines dans la déontologie financière (intervenant ex ante), l'autre dans le contrôle effectué a posteriori (intervenant ex post). Sur le plan théorique, l'analyse se fonde sur les travaux consacrés par Paul Ricœur à l'articulation entre éthique et morale afin de contribuer à la littérature en contrôle interne dans le secteur bancaire et financier. Nous montrons ainsi comment l'introduction de la notion de risque de non-conformité dans les textes réglementaires en 2005 a modifié la fonction déontologie. Cette analyse permet enfin de mettre en perspective les conséquences de cette évolution, qui consacre la conformation démonstrative à la norme aux dépens de la capacité à reconnaître en pratique dans les normes une prétention légitime à régler les conduites.
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Papers by Benjamin Taupin
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