Re-Thinking Economics
Exploring the Work of Pierre Bourdieu
Edited by Asimina Christoforou, Michael Lainé
Routledge
2014
Présentation de l'éditeur
Once again, unfettered capitalism has
failed. Promises for global prosperity and peace have given way to a
world of deep recession, social upheaval and political instability. Once
again, mainstream economics has proved its inadequacy. Despite its
technical rigour and mathematical virtuosity, it failed dramatically to
respond to the current crisis. Why is this so? Mainstream economics
turns a blind eye to society. By assumption, it maims its analyses by
wiping away what makes us what we are. There is pressing need for a
critical discussion and new ideas.
We therefore turn to the insightful and stimulating work of Pierre
Bourdieu. Arguably one of the major sociologists ever, he was also a
major ‘economist’. Yet his works on the economy have received only scant
attention, especially from economists, be they ‘mainstream’ or
‘heterodox’. Bourdieu helps to take a broader view and enrich our
scientific imagination. By including dimensions of power, intuitive
behaviour and social structures within the scope of his analysis, he
provides for an alternative foundation of economics, based on an
integrated, interdisciplinary theory. For the first time, this volume
fills this gap in economics by featuring state-of-the-art research and
experts from different social science disciplines. This book constitutes
a first step, and hopes to become a milestone.
The book offers an innovative outlook and a unique source for social
scientists of all fields, particularly economists and sociologists, who
wish to engage in the study of Bourdieu and his economics with a view to
developing a more pertinent theory. It will also constitute a useful
reference for university students and administrators who would like to
explore the economy from a Bourdieusian perspective.
PART I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Re-Thinking Economics: Why Pierre Bourdieu? Asimina
Christoforou and Michaël
Lainé
PART II: Who is Pierre Bourdieu?
Chapter 2: Biography – Key Concepts, Gabriella
Paolucci
Chapter 3: Writings on Economics and the Economy, Frédéric
Lebaron
PART III: Roots and Fruits of Bourdieu’s Economic Analysis
Chapter 4: The Symbolic Basis of Economic Life, Frédéric
Lebaron
Chapter 5: The State and Economics: A Bourdieusian Critique, Gabriella
Paolucci
Chapter 6: Animal Spirits and Habitus: Towards a Convergence between Keynes and Bourdieu? Michaël
Lainé
Chapter 7: Bourdieu and the Marxist Economy: Bourdieu’s Outlook on Marx and his Conception of the Economic Sphere, Eric
Gilles
Chapter 8: Change and not only Reproduction: Pierre Bourdieu’s Economic Anthropology and Regulation Theory, Robert
Boyer, translated by Michaël Lainé
PART IV: Capitals and Institutions
Chapter 9: Capital Conversion in Post-modern Economies, Michael
Grenfell
Chapter 10: Revisiting Field Theory: On Taking Bourdieu to Envisioned Futures, Doris
Hanappi
Chapter 11: The Effects of Social Capital on Economic and Symbolic Profits: An Analysis of the Field and Networks of Restaurant Owners, Fabien
Eloire
Chapter 12: Toward an Alternative Framework for Social Capital as Social Change: Reflections on Bourdieu’s Approach, Asimina
Christoforou
PART V: Politics and Policies: How to Transform the World
Chapter 13: The Sociology of Domination: Critical Perspectives, Franck
Poupeau
PART VI: In the words of Pierre Bourdieu…
Chapter 14:
The Future of Class and the Causality of the Probable, Pierre Bourdieu, translated by Michael Grenfell
PART VII: Conclusions
Chapter 15: Some Answers, More Questions – A Final Note from the Editors
Asimina Christoforou is Adjunct Professor, the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece.
Michael Lainé is a PhD student in Economics, Bordeaux 4 University, France.
(merci à Gabriella Paolucci pour l'info)