Since 1946, the status of public service has undergone numerous legislative and administrative evolutions, leading to a progressive weakening of the employment conditions for public employees. The model of 'new public management' has become established, transforming professional practices and the daily lives of civil servants.
The conference was structured around four round tables addressing central questions about these changes. Professionals and academics shared their perspectives on the evolution of statuses and administration.
Beyond employment conditions, these developments also transform the concrete working conditions within public administrations. The implementation of new public management tools profoundly modifies professional practices and the daily lives of employees.
The round tables covered the transformation of employees' professional identity, changes in psychiatry, the issue of the State's 'self-concern' at the expense of employee health, and the strain on public status due to outsourcing, contractualization, and precariousness.
Speakers included sociologists, political scientists, research managers, union representatives, and teacher-researchers from various universities and institutions such as the Fondation Copernic, INSP, Université Paris 1, CHS de la Savoie, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Université Clermont-Auvergne, Université de Lille, Sciences-Po Grenoble - UGA, and Université Lyon 2.
The organization of this event was led by Renaud Bécot, Associate Professor of History and member of the Pacte laboratory, and Marie-Julie Bernard, Associate Professor of Public Law and Deputy Director of CERDAP².
