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Sociologist. Professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Paris-Ouest-Nanterre-La Défense.
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What does it mean to be anti-utilitarian
- Interview of Alain Caillé,
- Christian Lazzeri
- and Jean-Pierre Cléro
In Mauss international (2023/1 No 3)
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Recognition Today. Theoretical Stakes, Ethics, and Politics of the Concept
- By Christian Lazzeri
- and Alain Caillé
In Revue du MAUSS (2004/1 No 23)
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Emancipation? Yes, but from what?
In Revue du MAUSS (2016/2 No 48)
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La lutte pour la reconnaissance par le don. De Mauss au MAUSS
- By Alain Caillé
In Revue du MAUSS (2024/1 n° 63)
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Préface. Comment peut-on (ne pas) être wébérien?
- By Alain Caillé
- and Philippe Chanial
In Les idées, les valeurs et les intérêts (2010)
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Journal article
What does it mean to be anti-utilitarian
- Interview of Alain Caillé,
- Christian Lazzeri
- and Jean-Pierre Cléro
In Mauss international (2023/1 No 3)
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For an institutionalist political economy. A quasi manifesto
- By Alain Caillé
- and Olivier Favereau
In Mauss international (2022/1 No 2)
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Gift and methodological animism
- By Alain Caillé
- and Philippe Chanial
In Communications (2022/1 No 110)
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Thinking from the world, Echoing the notion of Tianxia
In Revue du MAUSS (2021/2 No 58)
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Books
- By Julie Anselmini,
- François Bordes,
- Alain Caillé,
- et al.
In Revue du MAUSS (2021/2 No 58)
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Warning
In Revue du MAUSS (2021/1 No 57)
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Presentation
In Revue du MAUSS (2021/1 No 57)
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Let’s create a Parliament of the World and its local replicas
In Revue du MAUSS (2021/1 No 57)
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Books
- By François Bordes,
- Alain Caillé,
- Philippe Chanial
- et al.
In Revue du MAUSS (2021/1 No 57)
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Presentation
- By Alain Caillé,
- Philippe Chanial,
- François Gauthier
- et al.
In Revue du MAUSS (2020/2 No 56)
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Homage to David Graeber
In Revue du MAUSS (2020/2 No 56)
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A critique of the critique of critical sociology. About Après la société (After Society) by Éric Macé
In Revue du MAUSS (2020/2 No 56)
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Notice: The MAUSS changes publishers
In Revue du MAUSS (2020/2 No 56)
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Towards a Radical Moderationism and a Maussian Ethic of Discussion
In Mauss international (2021/1 No 1)
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In Revue du MAUSS (2020/1 No 55)
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The negative gift: The sketch of a grammar of violence and evil
In Revue du MAUSS (2020/1 No 55)
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Presentation
- By Alain Caillé,
- Philippe Chanial,
- Anne-Marie Fixot
- et al.
In Revue du MAUSS (2019/2 No 54)
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Books
In Revue du MAUSS (2019/2 No 54)
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The gift of hospitality. When receiving is giving
- By Alain Caillé,
- Philippe Chanial,
- François Gauthier
- et al.
In Revue du MAUSS (2019/1 No 53)
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Gift and resonance: Echoing Hartmut Rosa’s sociology. Toward a synthesis?
In Revue du MAUSS (2019/1 No 53)
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I give therefore I am
Inequality, consumption and recognition
- By Alexandre Chirat,
- Interview by Alain Caillé,
- and Aurore Chaillou,
- et al.
In Projet (2018/6 No 367)
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Towards a society of goodwill?
In Revue française d'éthique appliquée (2018/2 No 6)
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Presentation
- By Alain Caillé,
- Philippe Chanial,
- Jean-Frédéric de Hasque
- et al.
In Revue du MAUSS (2018/2 No 52)
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Tribute to Marcel Hénaff
In Revue du MAUSS (2018/2 No 52)
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A short reply
- By Alain Caillé
- and Michael Singleton
In Revue du MAUSS (2018/2 No 52)
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What’s wrong with Bourdieu’s gift? Giving is a political operator, not an economic act
In Revue du MAUSS (2018/2 No 52)
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In Revue du MAUSS (2018/1 No 51)
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Presentation
- By Alain Caillé,
- Philippe Chanial,
- Stéphane Corbin
- et al.
In Revue du MAUSS (2017/2 No 50)
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What Speech Wants to Give
In Revue du MAUSS (2017/2 No 50)
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Presentation
In Revue du MAUSS (2017/1 No 49)
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Tribute to Carina Basualdo
In Revue du MAUSS (2017/1 No 49)
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On the Religious Dimension: Toward a Grammar in the Key of Gift
In Revue du MAUSS (2017/1 No 49)
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A Brief Exchange about the Idea of Religion Itself
- By Alain Caillé
- and Michael Singleton
In Revue du MAUSS (2017/1 No 49)
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Reviews and Short Releases
In Revue du MAUSS (2017/1 No 49)
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Emancipation? Yes, but from what?
In Revue du MAUSS (2016/2 No 48)
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The Struggle for Recognition through the Gift between Collective Actors (II)
- By Alain Caillé
- and Thomas Lindemann
In Revue du MAUSS (2016/2 No 48)
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Primitive money and modern money
In Cahiers jungiens de psychanalyse (2016/1 N° 143)
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In the beginning was the relation. . . But after?
- By Alain Caillé
- and Philippe Chanial
In Revue du MAUSS (2016/1 No 47)
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The Struggle for Recognition through the Gift between Collective Actors
- By Alain Caillé
- and Thomas Lindemann
In Revue du MAUSS (2016/1 No 47)
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The Struggle for Recognition between States, Nations and Cultures
In Raisons politiques (2016/1 No 61)
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Presentation
- By Jean-Philippe Acensi,
- Alain Caillé,
- Philippe Chanial,
- et al.
In Revue du MAUSS (2015/2 No 46)
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‘Believing (In It).’ Back to ‘Symbolic Efficiency’
- By Alain Caillé
- and Pierre Prades
In Revue du MAUSS (2015/2 No 46)
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Presentation: Consuming, Giving, Devoting to: The Dynamics of Consumption
- By Alain Caillé,
- Philippe Chanial,
- Bernard Cova,
- et al.
In Revue du MAUSS (2014/2 No 44)
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A short story of the assujettissment to work
In Cahiers jungiens de psychanalyse (2014/2 N° 140)
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Presentation. What Does Nature Offer? Ecology through Giving
In Revue du MAUSS (2013/2 No 42)
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Preface to a new Chinese translation of Marcel Mauss’s Essai sur le don (Essay on giving)
In Cahiers jungiens de psychanalyse (2013/1 N° 137)
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Presentation
In Revue du MAUSS (2013/1 No 41)
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Presentation
- By Carina Basualdo,
- Alain Caillé,
- Philippe Chanial,
- et al.
In Revue du MAUSS (2012/1 No 39)
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Beyond Liberalism, Convivialism
In Projet (2011/5 No 324 - 325)
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Presentation
In Revue du MAUSS (2011/1 No 37)
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Tribute to Claude Lefort
In Revue du MAUSS (2011/1 No 37)
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Interview with André Green
- By André Green
- and Alain Caillé
In Revue du MAUSS (2011/1 No 37)
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Psychoanalysis and Theories of the Psyche: A Sociological Perspective
In Revue du MAUSS (2011/1 No 37)
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Presentation
- By Alain Caillé,
- Keith Hart
- and Philippe Chanial
In Revue du MAUSS (2010/2 No 36)
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Toward a Radical Social Democracy?
In Cités (2010/3 No 43)
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What Foundations for a Fair Tax System?
In L'Économie politique (2010/3 No 47)
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From Marx to Mauss, Ignoring Maurras and De Maistre
- By Alain Caillé
- and Sylvain Dzimira
In Revue du MAUSS (2009/2 No 34)
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A Marxist Ego-Story
In Revue du MAUSS (2009/2 No 34)
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The Burning Issue of University Lecturers Recruitment (Debate)
- By Alain Caillé,
- Pascal Michon
- and François Vatin
In Revue du MAUSS (2009/1 No 33)
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Eleven Modest Proposals for University Reform
- By Alain Caillé
- and François Vatin
In Revue du MAUSS (2009/1 No 33)
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Anti-Utilitarian Theory of Action and Subject (Elements of an Anti-Utilitarian Theory of Action III)
In Revue du MAUSS (2008/2 No 32)
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Beyond Self-Interest (An Anti-Utilitarian Theory of Action I)
In Revue du MAUSS (2008/1 No 31)
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The Implications of Action (Elements of an Anti-Utilitarian Theory of Action II)
In Revue du MAUSS (2008/1 No 31)
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In Revue du MAUSS (2007/2 No 30)
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“What is Poorly Referred to as a Gift . . . ”
Above All the Gift Is the Gift Order
In Revue du MAUSS (2007/2 No 30)
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In Revue du MAUSS (2007/1 No 29)
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Karl Polanyi News
- By Alain Caillé
- and Jean-Louis Laville
In Revue du MAUSS (2007/1 No 29)
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Citizenship and European Institutions
- By Étienne Balibar,
- Alain Caillé,
- Monique Chemillier-Gendreau,
- et al.
In Mouvements (2007/1 No 49)
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In Revue du MAUSS (2006/2 No 28)
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In Revue du MAUSS (2006/1 No 27)
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Appraisal and Criticism of the Gift. The Gift, Social Science, and Psychoanalysis from the Heritage of Mauss to Lacan
In Revue du MAUSS (2006/1 No 27)
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Donation Repressed? Questions in Reaction to the Response
In Revue du MAUSS (2006/1 No 27)
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Anti-Utilitarian Criticism Criticized, Criticism of Anti-Utilitarianism
In Response to Onofrio Romano
In Revue du MAUSS (2006/1 No 27)
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Tribute to Gérald Berthoud. Note on a Short History of MAUSS (Anti-Utilitarianism Movement in the Social Sciences in the Younger Generations)
In Revue européenne des sciences sociales (2006/2 XLIV)
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In Revue du MAUSS (2005/2 No 26)
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In Revue du MAUSS (2005/1 No 25)
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Democratic Swing Response to J. Baechler's Democratic Blues
In Revue du MAUSS (2005/1 No 25)
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Democracy, Totalitarianism, and Parcelitarism
In Revue du MAUSS (2005/1 No 25)
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In Revue du MAUSS (2004/2 No 24)
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Sociology: An Anti-Utilitarian Moment of Social Science
In Revue du MAUSS (2004/2 No 24)
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In Revue du MAUSS (2004/1 No 23)
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Recognition Today. Theoretical Stakes, Ethics, and Politics of the Concept
- By Christian Lazzeri
- and Alain Caillé
In Revue du MAUSS (2004/1 No 23)
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Ecclecticism or Voice of the Center? In Response to Serge Latouche
In Revue du MAUSS (2004/1 No 23)
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In Revue du MAUSS (2003/2 No 22)
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New Theses on Religion
In Revue du MAUSS (2003/2 No 22)
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In Revue du MAUSS (2003/1 No 21)
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About Economy Concepts in General and Open Economy in Particular
In Revue du MAUSS (2003/1 No 21)
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The Gift, Difficulties, and Dehumanization of Medicine
In Revue du MAUSS (2003/1 No 21)
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Presentation
In Revue du MAUSS (2002/2 No 20)
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Which Other Globalization?
- By Alain Caillé
- and Ahmet Insel
In Revue du MAUSS (2002/2 No 20)
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What Is It to Be Anti-Utilitarian?
In Cités (2002/2 No 10)
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Are There Any Natural Values?
In Revue du MAUSS (2002/1 No 19)
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The Politico-Religious
Seventeen (Plus One) Unaccomplished Theses Written within the Same Spirit
In Revue du MAUSS (2002/1 No 19)
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In Favor of Social Science
Critical Response to Edmond Malinvaud
In L'Économie politique (2001/4 No 12)
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Presentation
In Revue du MAUSS (2001/2 No 18)
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Scarcity Reconsidered
In Revue du MAUSS (2001/2 No 18)
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Kakophony or Kalophony? In Response to Jean Luc Boilleau
In Revue du MAUSS (2001/2 No 18)
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Presentation
In Revue du MAUSS (2001/1 No 17)
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Politics of Nature Without A Policy
On the Subject of Nature Policies
In Revue du MAUSS (2001/1 No 17)
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How to Avoid Entering the Twenty-first Century Backwards
- By Alain Caillé
- and Jean-Louis Laville
In Le Débat (1996/2 No 89)
Books
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Refonder l'université
Pourquoi l'enseignement supérieur reste à reconstruire
- By Olivier Beaud,
- Alain Caillé,
- Pierre Encrenaz,
- et al.
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Théorie anti-utilitariste de l'action
Fragments d’une sociologie générale
- By Alain Caillé
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Don, intérêt et désintéressement
Bourdieu, Mauss, Platon et quelques autres
- By Alain Caillé
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Splendeurs et misères des sciences sociales
Esquisses d'une mythologie
- By Alain Caillé
