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La pathologie du pouvoir: vices, crimes et délits des gouvernants
Antiquité, Moyen Âge, époque moderne
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2016
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La singularité de la criminalité des gouvernants ou de leurs actes peccamineux réside dans la rareté des condamnations qu’ils ont subies. En examinant sur la longue durée, les formes de dénonciation de ces délits des hommes de pouvoir, le livre essaie de comprendre les raisons qui aboutissent à la rupture du consensus et à la remise en cause de l’acceptation sociale des traditions jusqu’alors tolérées (corruption, extorsion, abus en tout genre). Les différentes contributions examinent les conditions de ces condamnations, morales et politiques, et dessinent un tableau nuancé de ces pathologies du pouvoir qui loin d’être invariables dans le temps sont articulées aux paradigmes moraux de chaque société historique.
Les contributeurs sont: Nathalie Barrandon, Anne-Catherine Baudoin, Franck Collard, Kathleen Crowther, Angela De Benedictis, Silvia Di Paolo, Julien Dubouloz, Patrick Gilli, Cedric Giraud, Thomas Granier, Laurent Guitton, Charles Guerin, Corinne Manchio, Nancy McLoughin, Hélène Ménard, Richard Newhauser, Flocel Sabaté, Armand Strubel, Julien Théry et Silvana Vecchio
English: What is singular about the criminality of rulers or their sinful acts is how rarely they are convicted. Through a long-term study of the forms of denunciation of crimes committed by those who hold power, this book tries to understand the reasons that lead to breaking the consensus and calling into question the social acceptance of traditions which had hitherto been tolerated (corruption, extortion, different types of abuse). The various contributions investigate the moral and political conditions of these convictions, and give a well-balanced account of these pathologies of power: far from being invariable over time, they are consistent with the moral paradigms of each society in history.
Les contributeurs sont: Nathalie Barrandon, Anne-Catherine Baudoin, Franck Collard, Kathleen Crowther, Angela De Benedictis, Silvia Di Paolo, Julien Dubouloz, Patrick Gilli, Cedric Giraud, Thomas Granier, Laurent Guitton, Charles Guerin, Corinne Manchio, Nancy McLoughin, Hélène Ménard, Richard Newhauser, Flocel Sabaté, Armand Strubel, Julien Théry et Silvana Vecchio
English: What is singular about the criminality of rulers or their sinful acts is how rarely they are convicted. Through a long-term study of the forms of denunciation of crimes committed by those who hold power, this book tries to understand the reasons that lead to breaking the consensus and calling into question the social acceptance of traditions which had hitherto been tolerated (corruption, extortion, different types of abuse). The various contributions investigate the moral and political conditions of these convictions, and give a well-balanced account of these pathologies of power: far from being invariable over time, they are consistent with the moral paradigms of each society in history.
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Après des études à l’école normale supérieure (Saint-Cloud) et à l’école française de Rome, Patrick Gilli a soutenu un doctorat à Paris-Sorbonne (1995) et a été membre de l’Institut universitaire de France. Il est actuellement professeur d’histoire médiévale à l’université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3. Il est spécialiste de l’histoire politique et culturelle de l’Italie médiévale et renaissante. Il a récemment publié deux ouvrages: Droit, humanisme et politique dans l'Italie de la Renaissance (Montpellier, Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée, 2014), et (avec Enrica Salvatori) Les identités urbaines au Moyen Âge. Regards sur les villes du Midi français (Turnhout, Brepols, 2014).
Patrick Gilli, former fellow of the Ecole normale supérieure (Saint-Cloud), Ph.D. at Paris-Sorbonne (1995), former fellow of the Ecole française de Rome and of the Institut universitaire de France, is professor of Medieval history at university Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3; he focused his researches on Italian history, mainly in political and cultural fields. Among other publications, he recently published two books: Droit, humanisme et politique dans l'Italie de la Renaissance, Montpellier, Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée, 2014, and (with Enrica Salvatori) Les identités urbaines au Moyen Âge. Regards sur les villes du Midi français, (Turnhout, Brepols, 2014.)
Patrick Gilli, former fellow of the Ecole normale supérieure (Saint-Cloud), Ph.D. at Paris-Sorbonne (1995), former fellow of the Ecole française de Rome and of the Institut universitaire de France, is professor of Medieval history at university Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3; he focused his researches on Italian history, mainly in political and cultural fields. Among other publications, he recently published two books: Droit, humanisme et politique dans l'Italie de la Renaissance, Montpellier, Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée, 2014, and (with Enrica Salvatori) Les identités urbaines au Moyen Âge. Regards sur les villes du Midi français, (Turnhout, Brepols, 2014.)
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