Toward a sociology of public reports. The symbolic effects and writing styles of support tools for decision-making

Toward a sociology of public reports. The symbolic effects and writing styles of support tools for decision-making
Vol. 26, 2019/4 - 176 pages

Special report: Toward a sociology of public reports. The symbolic effects and writing styles of support tools for decision-making

Pages 7 to 31

For a sociology of official reports. Symbolic effects and writing configurations of decision-making tools

By Vincent Caby, Sébastien Chailleux
Pages 33 to 53

How institutions shape their reports: The cases of the French Economic, Social, and Environmental Council and the Court of Audit

By Thomas Lépinay
Pages 55 to 81

The bureaucratic genesis of a sectorial commonplace: Diplomatic competition and institutional support in the production of the first OECD report on health expenditure (1985)

By Constantin Brissaud
Pages 83 to 107

In the shadow of decisions: The multiple functions of study reports in the commercial delegation of expertise in urban policies

By Nicolas Bataille
Pages 109 to 138

The effects of public reports on reforms of the criminal justice system in Canada and France. Views on penal knowledge within the political sphere

By Alexia Venouil
Pages 139 to 166

The genesis of policy narratives from the perspective of the report: The case of police oversight in two Canadian provinces

By André Bernier