Patrick Trabal

Bio: Patrick Trabal is an academic researcher from University of Paris. The author has contributed to research in topics: Discipline & Agency (philosophy). The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 31 publications receiving 147 citations. Previous affiliations of Patrick Trabal include Paris West University Nanterre La Défense & School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences.

Toutes choses égales par ailleurs. Comparer deux congrès de l’Association française de sociologie

Abstract: All Things Otherwise Equal, Comparing Two Congresses of the French Sociological Association: This article analyzes the corpus of the 1,190 summaries of the French Sociologicial Association congress (Bordeaux, 2006) from a comparative point of view. It is focused on the multiple means and significances of a comparative study by mobilizing three approaches. The first aims at questioning the permanence of the summaries’ authors and of the congress thematic organization. The second mobilizes certain Prospero software algorithms to identify the more remarkable lexical and semantic variations. Finally, we continue the study certain objects whose heuristic value has been shown in our preceding analyses. Questioning comparative work, we show, at the same time, how the software provides a cognitive economy and empowers the interpretative inquiry of social scientists.

Des vigiles invisibles: les administrateursréseaux et la sécurité informatique

Abstract: Cet article vise a decrire l’activite des administrateurs-reseaux en portant l’analyse sur les modes de traitement des situations critiques et des alertes qui emaillent le fonctionnement ordinaire des reseaux informatiques. Notre materiau empirique nous a conduits a recenser les differents risques et a reperer les facons de les anticiper et de les gerer. Pour identifier, qualifier et rendre tangibles des vulnerabilites, ces professionnels doivent mener l’enquete. Leur travail souffre d’un manque de reconnaissance de la part des autres acteurs qui entretiennent souvent un rapport magique au «reseau» lequel evoluerait independamment des actions des personnes. Les administrateurs s’efforcent d’enroler les usagers pour construire une vigilance collective. Ils esperent ainsi rendre lisible leur activite et solliciter un sens de la responsabilite vis-a-vis des dispositifs techniques. Dans cette perspective, le virtuel n’a pas tue le reel mais lui a, au contraire, donne une pregnance encore plus forte.

E se os esportistas que se dopam quisessem "fazer direito"?

Abstract: Este artigo se apresenta como uma contribuicao para a sociologia do doping, propondo uma nova abordagem. Trata-se, em primeiro lugar, de expressar reservas sobre a sociologia que reduz as praticas de dopagem as decisoes individuais ou as consequencias de jogos de dominacao, para assumir a complexidade e variabilidade, convidando-o a tomar como sujeito as incertezas dos atletas e as discussoes coletivas que realizam. Alem disso, propomos uma metodologia proveniente das ultimas avancos da socio-informatica, para analisar 244.417 mensagens deixadas por usuarios em listas de discussao . Este estudo ajuda a entender como os atletas podem duvidar mobilizar alguns recursos para aumentar sua incerteza, discutir, desacreditar seus oponentes, especialmente quando sao medicos. A ultima secao apresenta algumas sugestoes e perguntas sobre a possibilidade de construcao de uma nova metrologia para captar mudancas nas praticas de doping..

The iron cage revisited: Institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields (Chinese Translation)

Abstract: What makes organizations so similar? We contend that the engine of rationalization and bureaucratization has moved from the competitive marketplace to the state and the professions. Once a set of organizations emerges as a field, a paradox arises: rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them. We describe three isomorphic processes-coercive, mimetic, and normative—leading to this outcome. We then specify hypotheses about the impact of resource centralization and dependency, goal ambiguity and technical uncertainty, and professionalization and structuration on isomorphic change. Finally, we suggest implications for theories of organizations and social change.

'Hard' women and 'soft' women. The social construction of identities among female boxers

Abstract: This article uses a combination of Bourdieu's concept of habitus theory and an interactionist perspective to examine women's participation in the traditionally `man's world' of boxing. The two major aims of the study were to identify how women entered and stayed involved in boxing and the types of identities that they forged in the process. The data were collected via participant-observation and in-depth interviews with a sample of women boxers and their coaches. It was found that the women's entry into and continued involvement in boxing depends on both disposition and situation. It was also concluded that women boxers occupied an ambivalent position: on the one hand, by definition, they challenged the existing gender order; on the other hand, they also reinforced the status quo by displaying traditional modes of femininity. This tension was related to the modalities of boxers' practice (`hard' or `soft') and their social histories. In short, the process of identity-formation among women boxers was insep...

The Socialization of Young Cyclists and the Culture of Doping

Abstract: The objective of this article is to understand how the specific interactions between actors involved in the production of performance influence the socialization process by which cyclists learn the...

Personal Reasons for Withdrawal from Team Sports and the Influence of Significant others among Youth Athletes

Abstract: The aim of this study was to identify the main reasons for withdrawal from team sports and to examine the influence of significant others (i.e., coaches, parents, peers, and siblings) in the decision making concerning withdrawal from youth sports. An attempt was also made to compare withdrawal components and the influence of significant others in terms of gender, level of competition and years of involvement in youth sports. The participants in this study were young football (American soccer) (n=397), ice hockey (n=88) and basketball (n=50) players who had terminated their participation in their sports. Principal component analysis was used to reduce the number of withdrawal items and identify principal withdrawal components. The results indicated that having other things to do and a decline in excitement were the most important reasons for withdrawal. Coaches and teammates appeared to be the two main groups of significant others who influenced young player's decision making related to their withdrawal. S...