The Misfortunes of "Criminology" in France: A Specific History (1880-2009)

Laurent Mucchielli (CESDIP- CNRS, France)
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 48
EISBN13: 9781615209460|DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-872-7.ch003
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Abstract

The state of a discipline—or, more simply, the state of a discourse field and the related academic practices—cannot be understood outside the historical framework of its national genesis. According to Mucchielli (2004), this ‘broad picture’ view of France suggests a three-period split: (1) paradigmatic assertions and the impossible transdisciplinary dialogue typical of the years 1880-1940; (2) the normative context of the years 1945-1975, and the fresh associations it brought about; (3) the renewed dissociation between professional rationales and transdisciplinary dialogue from the mid-1970s onwards, alongside the considerable development of social science research. Finally, the authors question the current situation and the renewed, politically motivated attempt at establishing criminology as a full discipline in France.
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