CEPEL

Violette LARRIEU

Career History

  • Contractual doctoral student at CEPEL (2014–2017).
  • Thesis Advisor: Jean JOANA (University of Montpellier 1, CEPEL).

Courses

  • January–April 2017: Seminar on “European Union Policies,” led by Marc Smyrl, third-year Political Science program, 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 proposal:

This dissertation 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 involved and their cognitive frameworks, we will examine the outsourcing of support services for the armed forces (catering, clothing, and maintenance) in France. We will examine how a public policy of outsourcing is developed in a sector—defense—often considered inherently sovereign.

Degrees

  • Master’s degree in Research, bilingual (English/French), “Comparative Politics and Public Policy” (University of Montpellier 1, summa cum laude).
  • Master’s Degree in Political Science (University of Toulouse 1 Capitole, with honors).
  • Bachelor’s degree in Applied Economics (University of Bordeaux IV, with honors).

Interactions with the environment

  • Conferences:
    • December 13, 2017: “Literature Review on Outsourcing in the Defense Sector. First Draft,” AEGES Annual Conference “The Soldier and the Citizen: How Is the Role of Professional Armies Evolving?”, Panthéon Center, Paris.
    • August 29, 2017: “Defense and Rationalization: An Unsolvable Equation? The Case of Outsourcing Policies in Support Functions,” IRSEM seminar “The Strategic Succession,” École Militaire, Paris
    • July 3, 2017: “The Military: Victims or Actors in Defense Outsourcing Policies?”, Thematic Network 8 “Sociology of the Military: Security, the Armed Forces, 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 New Public Management in the French Defense Sector: 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 Policy Decision? The Case of Catering,” symposium 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 Commercialization of French Maritime Security in 2014. The origins of a government U-turn on the use of private military contractors, Session “The Outsourcing of Military Resources: The Political Use of Private Military Contractors,” Research Seminar “Diplomacy and Military Resources,” Sciences Po-CERI, Paris.
    • June 22, 2015: “The Contribution of Gray Literature to the Analysis of Defense Privatization Policies: A Study of the Development of the July 1, 2014 Law 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 Stakeholder Testimonies 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 titled “Sociological Approaches to the Armed Forces,” CNRS Pouchet Campus, Paris.

Articles

  • 2018: “Support Systems: An Underappreciated Strategic Issue That Reflects Changes in the Armed Forces. Between Military and Budgetary Challenges,” edited volume, IHEDN
  • 2018: “The Implementation of New Public Management Principles in Support of the French Armed Forces: Success or Failure?”, Champs de Mars, 30.
  • 2017: “When Maritime Safety Changes Course: The State’s Commercialization of the Sector—Withdrawal or New Interventionism?”, Gouvernement Action Publique, 4(4).
  • 2017: “Can We Talk About Anything with Anyone? Methodological Issues Surrounding Stakeholder Testimonies in the Analysis of Public Defense Policies,” Proceedings of the conference “Freedom of Expression, ” University of Montpellier.