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245 10 a| At the heart of the stateh| [electronic resource] :b| the moral world of institutions /c| Didier Fassin [and nine others] ; translated by Patrick Brown and Didier Fassin.;

250 a| First English language edition.;

260 a| London :b| Pluto Press,c| [2015];

300 a| xi, 288 pages ;c| 23 cm;

490 1 a| Anthropology, culture, and society;

500 a| "Originally published in French 2013 by Seuil."--Title page verso.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-281) and index.;

505 0 a| Can states be moral? Preface to the English edition / Didier Fassin -- Introduction : Governing precarity / Didier Fassin -- The right to punish : assessing sentences in immediate appearance trials / Chowra Makaremi -- Justice for immigrants : the work of magistrates in deportation proceedings / Nicolas Fischer -- In search of truth : how asylum applications are adjudicated / Carolina Kobelinsky -- Maintaining order : the moral justifications for police practices / Didier Fassin -- Sanctioning behind bars : the humanization of retribution in prison / Fabrice Fernandez -- Assisting or controlling? When social workers become probation officers / Yasmine Bouagga -- Discipline and educate : contradictions within the juvenile justice system / Sébastien Roux -- Listening to suffering : the treatment of mental fragility at a home for adolescents / Isabelle Coutant and Jean-Sébastien Eideliman -- Profiling job seekers : the counseling of youths at an employment center / Sarah Mazouz.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| The state is often regarded as an abstract and neutral bureaucratic entity. Against this common sense idea, At the Heart of the State argues that it is also a concrete and situated reality, embodied in the work of its agents and inscribed in the issues of its time. The result of a five-year investigation conducted by ten scholars, this book describes and analyses the police, the court system, the prison apparatus, the social services, and mental health facilities in France. Combining genealogy and ethnography, its authors show that these state institutions do not simply implement laws, rules and procedures: they mobilise values and affects, judgements and emotions. In other words, they reflect the morality of the state. Of immense interest to both social scientists and political theorists, this work will make an important contribution to the ever expanding literature on the contemporary state.--c| Provided by Publisher.;

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At the heart of the state the moral world of institutions / Didier Fassin [and nine others] ; translated by Patrick Brown and Didier Fassin.

Author/creator	Fassin, Didier
Other author	Brown, Patrick.
Format	Electronic
Edition	First English language edition.
Publication Info	London : Pluto Press, [2015]
Description	xi, 288 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Political ethics. Social ethics. Social policy--Moral and ethical aspects.

Uniform title	Juger, reprimer, accompagner. English
Series	Anthropology, culture, and society Anthropology, culture, and society. ^A682721
Contents	Can states be moral? Preface to the English edition / Didier Fassin -- Introduction : Governing precarity / Didier Fassin -- The right to punish : assessing sentences in immediate appearance trials / Chowra Makaremi -- Justice for immigrants : the work of magistrates in deportation proceedings / Nicolas Fischer -- In search of truth : how asylum applications are adjudicated / Carolina Kobelinsky -- Maintaining order : the moral justifications for police practices / Didier Fassin -- Sanctioning behind bars : the humanization of retribution in prison / Fabrice Fernandez -- Assisting or controlling? When social workers become probation officers / Yasmine Bouagga -- Discipline and educate : contradictions within the juvenile justice system / Sébastien Roux -- Listening to suffering : the treatment of mental fragility at a home for adolescents / Isabelle Coutant and Jean-Sébastien Eideliman -- Profiling job seekers : the counseling of youths at an employment center / Sarah Mazouz.
Abstract	The state is often regarded as an abstract and neutral bureaucratic entity. Against this common sense idea, At the Heart of the State argues that it is also a concrete and situated reality, embodied in the work of its agents and inscribed in the issues of its time. The result of a five-year investigation conducted by ten scholars, this book describes and analyses the police, the court system, the prison apparatus, the social services, and mental health facilities in France. Combining genealogy and ethnography, its authors show that these state institutions do not simply implement laws, rules and procedures: they mobilise values and affects, judgements and emotions. In other words, they reflect the morality of the state. Of immense interest to both social scientists and political theorists, this work will make an important contribution to the ever expanding literature on the contemporary state.-- Provided by Publisher.
General note	"Originally published in French 2013 by Seuil."--Title page verso.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-281) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2017470108
ISBN	9780745335605 (hardback)
ISBN	9780745335599 (paperback)
ISBN	(PDF eBook)
ISBN	(Kindle eBook)
ISBN	(EPUB eBook)

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