An Experiential Study of the Constitutional Council: A Reflection on the Methodology

Dominique Schnapper

An Experiential Study of the Constitutional Council: A Reflection on the Methodology
Suivre cet auteur Dominique Schnapper
In Sociologie Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2011, pages 295 to 309

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In this article, Dominique Schnapper reviews the nine years of her participation on the Constitutional Council (2001-2010), in one of the key institutions of the French Republic. Since her nomination, she kept a journal, and after some time made the decision to conduct what she calls a singular “experience-investigation”, a term that she prefers to “observing participation”. After the publication of her book (Une sociologue au Conseil constitutionnel, Paris: Gallimard, 2010), in which she had the chance to present an analysis of the functioning and the meaning of this institution, she questions in this article the meaning of her approach, comparing it to other sociological and ethnographic works. Florence Weber has accepted our invitation to comment on this article. We will publish her contribution hereafter.

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participant observation
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Dominique Schnapper

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ISO 690		Copy SCHNAPPER Dominique, « L'expérience-enquête au Conseil constitutionnel. Réflexion sur la méthode », Sociologie, 2011/3 (Vol. 2), p. 295-309. DOI : 10.3917/socio.023.0295. URL : https://preprod.cairn.info/revue-sociologie-2011-3-page-295.htm
ISO 690		Copy SCHNAPPER Dominique, "An Experiential Study of the Constitutional Council: A Reflection on the Methodology", Sociologie, 2011/3 (Vol. 2), p. 295-309. URL: https://preprod.cairn-int.info/journal-sociologie-2011-3-page-295.htm
MLA		Copy Schnapper, Dominique. « L'expérience-enquête au Conseil constitutionnel. Réflexion sur la méthode », Sociologie, vol. 2, no. 3, 2011, pp. 295-309.
MLA		Copy Schnapper, Dominique. "An Experiential Study of the Constitutional Council: A Reflection on the Methodology", Sociologie, vol. 2, no. 3, 2011, pp. 295-309.
APA		Copy Schnapper, D. (2011). L'expérience-enquête au Conseil constitutionnel. Réflexion sur la méthode. Sociologie, 2, 295-309. https://doi.org/10.3917/socio.023.0295
APA		Copy Schnapper, D. (2011). An Experiential Study of the Constitutional Council: A Reflection on the Methodology. Sociologie, 2, 295-309. https://preprod.cairn-int.info/journal--2011-3-page-295.htm.
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