CEPEL

Violette LARRIEU

Career history

  • Contract doctoral student at CEPEL (2014–2017).
  • Thesis supervisor: Jean JOANA (Montpellier 1 University, CEPEL).

Lessons

  • January–April 2017: Tutorial on "European Union Policies," led by Marc Smyrl, Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, University of Montpellier.
  • January–April 2017: Seminar on "Public Action and Governance," led by Laura Michel, Master's 1 in Political Science, University of Montpellier.

Thesis project:

This thesis analyzes, from a public policy perspective, the decision-making processes that lead political actors to outsource services previously reserved for the public sector. Through an analysis of the actors and their cognitive frameworks, we will examine the outsourcing of military support services (catering, clothing, maintenance, repair, and overhaul) in France. We will see how a public policy of outsourcing is constructed in a sector, defense, often considered to be inherently sovereign.

Degrees

  • Master's degree in research, bilingual (English/French), "Comparative Politics and Public Policy" (Montpellier 1 University, summa cum laude).
  • Master's degree in Political Science (University of Toulouse 1 Capitole, with honors).
  • Bachelor's degree in AES (University of Bordeaux IV, grade: Assez Bien).

Interactions with the environment

  • Conferences:
    • December 13, 2017: "Literature review on outsourcing in defense. First draft," AEGES annual conference "The soldier and the citizen. How is the role of professional armies changing?" Centre Panthéon, Paris.
    • August 29, 2017: "Defense and rationalization, an unsolvable equation? The case of outsourcing policies in support services," IRSEM seminar "La relève stratégique" (Strategic Succession), Ecole Militaire, Paris
    • July 3, 2017: "The military: victims or actors of outsourcing policies in defense?" Thematic Network 8 "Sociology of the military: security, the army, and society," Session 01 "The power of the military in the development of defense policies and decision-making," Congress of the French Sociological Association (AFS), Amiens, France.
    • June 27-30, 2017: "The application of the precepts of the NPM in the French Defense, failure or success? ," Theme 05 "Policy Formulation, Administration, and Policymakers," Panel 01 "Public Management Reforms across the Globe: Results, Challenges, and Issues," International Public Policy Association (IPPA) Conference, Singapore.
    • September 20, 2016: "Outsourcing within the Ministry of Defense: an inappropriate political decision? The case of catering," study day on "War as a public policy issue," Paris 2 University/CERSA, Paris, France.
    • July 27, 2016: "What discourse analysis can tell us about Defense policy making? The case of military contractors on ships" in the panel "Exploring the Narrative Logics of Political Action in Policy Process," 24th IPSA Congress, Poznan, Poland.
    • March 16, 2016: "The marketing of French maritime security in 2014. Genesis of a reversal by the State on the issue of the use of private military actors," Session "The outsourcing of military resources: the political use of private military actors," Research seminar "Diplomacy and military resources," Science Po-CERI, Paris.
    • June 22, 2015: "The contribution of gray literature to the analysis of defense privatization policies: Investigation into the drafting of the law of July 1, 2014 authorizing private armed guards on board ships," Symposium "Gray Literature and Power: Methods and Practices," Casa de Velázquez, Madrid.
    • June 18, 2015: "Can we talk about anything with anyone? Methodological issues surrounding the voices of stakeholders in the analysis of public defense policies," Symposium on "Freedom of Expression," Doctoral School Day, University of Montpellier, Montpellier.
  • Discussions:
    •  April 12, 2018: discussion of Cyril Magnon-Pujo's work, seminar "Sociological Approaches to the Armed Forces," CNRS Pouchet site, Paris.

Articles

  • 2018: "Support, a little-known strategic issue that reveals the transformations taking place in the armed forces. Between military and budgetary issues," collective work, IHEDN
  • 2018: "The implementation of New Public Management principles in support of the French armed forces: failure or success?", Champs de Mars, 30.
  • 2017: "When maritime safety changes course. Its commercialization by the state: disengagement or new interventionism?" Gouvernement Action Publique, 4(4).
  • 2017: "Can we talk about anything with anyone? Methodological issues surrounding the voices of stakeholders in the analysis of public defense policies," Proceedings of the symposium "Freedom of Expression, " University of Montpellier.