Travail de session soumis à la professeure Catherine Dussault. Dans ce travail, nous nous intéres... more Travail de session soumis à la professeure Catherine Dussault. Dans ce travail, nous nous intéressons à comprendre le suivant : Qu’est-ce que la décolonisation ? Comment se transpose-t-elle dans les actes politiques et les pratiques de recherches chez les académiciens et académiciennes autochtones ? Et comment devrait-elle influencer ma pratique de recherche auprès des Premières Nations, les Métis et les Inuit ?
This paper presents a critical analysis of five articles pertaining to the subject matter of Rati... more This paper presents a critical analysis of five articles pertaining to the subject matter of Rational Choice Theory (RCT). In the history of ideas, Rational Choice Theory came about the revival of an idealist oriented epistemology which gained its prominence by the end of the WWI. American academic circles then began to adopt values that challenged the principles of positivist and historicist disciplines. This was made with the intent of proving that the ideologies of rival powers, such as the Soviet Union (Marxism), were predicted to collapse (Seliktar, 2015: 9). Due to the changing nature of our world, rationalists were prompted to renew the postulates of RCT several times by drawing on experiences of new social and empirical conditions-often thriving to cutting-edge, yet ephemeral, conclusions. In this paper, we compare the views of prominent theorists and explore the evolving complexities of RCT through the lens of three particular themes: modes of rational agency, modes of quantification, and linear vs non-linear thinking.
This paper aims to assess the role and purpose of ideas within the collective decision making pro... more This paper aims to assess the role and purpose of ideas within the collective decision making processes in light of three particular themes: ideas and meanings, ideas and power, and a case study of the of welfare reform.
This paper examines the manner in which social movements influence and shape the policy making pr... more This paper examines the manner in which social movements influence and shape the policy making process.
Short one page response to the question: Does the eulogy of tradition and prejudice found in Trut... more Short one page response to the question: Does the eulogy of tradition and prejudice found in Truth and Method implicitly suggest that Gadamer has a conservative politics?
Short one page answer to the assessment of Arendt’s threefold distinction between labor, work and... more Short one page answer to the assessment of Arendt’s threefold distinction between labor, work and action
The focus of this paper is on Rancière's theory of emancipation. In many of his publications, Ran... more The focus of this paper is on Rancière's theory of emancipation. In many of his publications, Rancière explores this new model of emancipation with the intent of explaining how classical pedagogy led to the development of a relation of dependency between those who seek to emancipate and those who claim to know the truths about how the world really is. For Rancière, the activities of the latter have only served to fulfil a police function in society. This further explains why Rancière dislikes the title of 'philosopher' himself, as he considers philosophers also partaked in the division of the community by assigning each individual a specific function and position in the social order, along with a defined identity 1 . My intent in this paper is to show that although Rancière's theory of emancipation contributed to new understandings of progressive politics, it fails to introduce an ontological structure delineating the figure of the militant, as that of a political subject who is capable of creating profound political change. This is partly due to his rejection of any means of organizing, for any form of rule would directly involve some degree of hierarchy modeled after the police order. Without a strategy of workers organising for their own emancipation politically and consciously, or a blueprint for mapping political action, militants will encounter the difficulty of reaching the desired goals -that is, to bring about radical change and overthrow the entire social structure. This paper seeks to further explore this idea along with other elements using the following the Ignorant Schoolmaster as the main publication of reference for the purpose of this study.
Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales dans le cadre du programme de sciences politique... more Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales dans le cadre du programme de sciences politiques en vue de l'obtention du grade de maîtrise Superviseur : Mr. Frédéric VAIREL Université d'Ottawa 2018
Travail de session soumis à la professeure Catherine Dussault. Dans ce travail, nous nous intéres... more Travail de session soumis à la professeure Catherine Dussault. Dans ce travail, nous nous intéressons à comprendre le suivant : Qu’est-ce que la décolonisation ? Comment se transpose-t-elle dans les actes politiques et les pratiques de recherches chez les académiciens et académiciennes autochtones ? Et comment devrait-elle influencer ma pratique de recherche auprès des Premières Nations, les Métis et les Inuit ?
This paper presents a critical analysis of five articles pertaining to the subject matter of Rati... more This paper presents a critical analysis of five articles pertaining to the subject matter of Rational Choice Theory (RCT). In the history of ideas, Rational Choice Theory came about the revival of an idealist oriented epistemology which gained its prominence by the end of the WWI. American academic circles then began to adopt values that challenged the principles of positivist and historicist disciplines. This was made with the intent of proving that the ideologies of rival powers, such as the Soviet Union (Marxism), were predicted to collapse (Seliktar, 2015: 9). Due to the changing nature of our world, rationalists were prompted to renew the postulates of RCT several times by drawing on experiences of new social and empirical conditions-often thriving to cutting-edge, yet ephemeral, conclusions. In this paper, we compare the views of prominent theorists and explore the evolving complexities of RCT through the lens of three particular themes: modes of rational agency, modes of quantification, and linear vs non-linear thinking.
This paper aims to assess the role and purpose of ideas within the collective decision making pro... more This paper aims to assess the role and purpose of ideas within the collective decision making processes in light of three particular themes: ideas and meanings, ideas and power, and a case study of the of welfare reform.
This paper examines the manner in which social movements influence and shape the policy making pr... more This paper examines the manner in which social movements influence and shape the policy making process.
Short one page response to the question: Does the eulogy of tradition and prejudice found in Trut... more Short one page response to the question: Does the eulogy of tradition and prejudice found in Truth and Method implicitly suggest that Gadamer has a conservative politics?
Short one page answer to the assessment of Arendt’s threefold distinction between labor, work and... more Short one page answer to the assessment of Arendt’s threefold distinction between labor, work and action
The focus of this paper is on Rancière's theory of emancipation. In many of his publications, Ran... more The focus of this paper is on Rancière's theory of emancipation. In many of his publications, Rancière explores this new model of emancipation with the intent of explaining how classical pedagogy led to the development of a relation of dependency between those who seek to emancipate and those who claim to know the truths about how the world really is. For Rancière, the activities of the latter have only served to fulfil a police function in society. This further explains why Rancière dislikes the title of 'philosopher' himself, as he considers philosophers also partaked in the division of the community by assigning each individual a specific function and position in the social order, along with a defined identity 1 . My intent in this paper is to show that although Rancière's theory of emancipation contributed to new understandings of progressive politics, it fails to introduce an ontological structure delineating the figure of the militant, as that of a political subject who is capable of creating profound political change. This is partly due to his rejection of any means of organizing, for any form of rule would directly involve some degree of hierarchy modeled after the police order. Without a strategy of workers organising for their own emancipation politically and consciously, or a blueprint for mapping political action, militants will encounter the difficulty of reaching the desired goals -that is, to bring about radical change and overthrow the entire social structure. This paper seeks to further explore this idea along with other elements using the following the Ignorant Schoolmaster as the main publication of reference for the purpose of this study.
Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales dans le cadre du programme de sciences politique... more Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales dans le cadre du programme de sciences politiques en vue de l'obtention du grade de maîtrise Superviseur : Mr. Frédéric VAIREL Université d'Ottawa 2018
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