La promotion de la diversité dans la fonction publique : de l’héritage républicain à une méritocratie néoliberale

Sénac, Réjane

doi:10.3917/rfap.153.0165

Cited by 9 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 34 publications

(18 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Diversity management emerged in the early 2000s in France, promoted by “diversity entrepreneurs” (Bereni, 2011: 13) who imported the North American model from transnational firms in large French corporations (Bereni, 2011; Doytcheva, 2015) and in the public sector (Calvès, 2005; Sénac, 2012, 2015; Bereni and Epstein, 2015). 4 This model—supported by a national diversity charter, a large professional association of diversity managers, and a state-sponsored diversity label (Bereni and Epstein, 2015; Bereni, 2018)—quickly gained momentum in large French organizations and offered an alternative to the more politically and legally threatening language of fighting against discrimination (Doytcheva, 2010; Sénac, 2012).…”

Section: Research Setting and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Escaping the Ellipsis of Diversity: Insider Activists’ Use of Implementation Resources to Influence Organization Policy

Buchter

2020

Administrative Science Quarterly

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Researchers have explored in depth how social movement actors strive to pass laws to change organizations exogenously or to demand that they make commitments or policy changes. But ensuring that organizations implement such commitments or policies is challenging. Insider activists may be influential for implementation processes, and I explore how they can increase that influence. I contend that insider activists influence such processes by offering their organizations implementation resources, such as free and ready-to-use content and model programs that reflect changes the activists want to see. To develop this argument, I explore how, starting in the mid-2000s, LGBT activists developed resources to ensure that diversity policies were increasingly relevant for sexual minorities in France. Many diversity policies at the time expressed commitment to “gender, disability, age . . .” Activists contended that nothing was done for the minorities who were not named—those left in the ellipsis (. . .) of diversity. Using web archives and interviews, I show that LGBT rights activists increased their influence on French organizations by developing implementation resources that corporations could readily use to flesh out their diversity commitments and implement diversity programs to promote the inclusion of LGBT employees. I demonstrate how insider activists used these implementation resources to denounce organizations’ superficial commitments or employees’ homophobic practices, thereby compelling organizations to change.

show abstract

Section: Research Setting and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Escaping the Ellipsis of Diversity: Insider Activists’ Use of Implementation Resources to Influence Organization Policy

Buchter

2020

Administrative Science Quarterly

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Diversity and inclusion management in sport organizations: an integrative literature review

Næss

2023

Managing Sport and Leisure

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Developing an integrated and comprehensive training strategy for public sector leaders

Larat

2016

Teaching Public Administration

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Because of their tasks and their high level of responsibilities, leadership aptitudes, besides managerial competences, are key for civil servants who will occupy top positions. The institutions in charge of their training and education must not only provide the leaders of tomorrow with the knowledge and skills they need to do their current job properly; they must also ensure that the leaders have the qualities required for the exercise of their responsibilities at all stages of their professional career. Based on the experience of the French national school of public administration (ENA) and its key role as the training organisation both for pre-service and lifelong learning for French public sector executives, this paper presents the different elements of the French approach for training future government administrative leaders. This comprehensive and integrated strategy takes into consideration the challenges of training for leadership and the needs for a permanent adaptation to the evolution of the administrative environment.

show abstract

La promotion de la diversité dans la fonction publique : de l’héritage républicain à une méritocratie néoliberale

Cited by 9 publications

References 34 publications

Escaping the Ellipsis of Diversity: Insider Activists’ Use of Implementation Resources to Influence Organization Policy

Escaping the Ellipsis of Diversity: Insider Activists’ Use of Implementation Resources to Influence Organization Policy

Diversity and inclusion management in sport organizations: an integrative literature review

Developing an integrated and comprehensive training strategy for public sector leaders

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About