Thèse de doctorat en Sociologie
Sous la direction de François-André Isambert.
Soutenue en 1987
à Paris, EHESS .
Analyse d'une utopie socio-religieuse : la reintroduction de valeurs chretiennes dans la societe a travers la pratique d'assistance aux detenus liberes. Developpement historique de la pratique de reinsertion des prisonniers au 19e sie-cle a travers un cas specifique : l'oeuvre d'un aumonier protestant. Naissance et developpement d'une association oecumenique pendant ses cinq premieres annees. Conceptions et pratique de la reinsertion : la confrontation de l'utopie a la realite, et ses effets. Etude specifique d'un des foyers d'accueil de l'association : analyse de son fonc-tionnement a travers les interactions entre les educateurs, les residents et les benevoles. Etudes de cas des residents : comment elles mettent en lumiere la conduite des acteurs ainsi que les rapports entre l'ideologie et la pratique.
Conceptions and practice of the reinsertion of the people comming out of prison in the context of an oecuminical association : the case of a home of welcome
Analysis of a socio-religious utopia : reintroduction of christians values in society through the practice of aid to realeased prisoners. Historical development of the practice of reinsertion fh prisoners in the nine-tennth century throury a specific case : the work of a protestant chaplain. Birth and development of an oecuminical association during the first five years. Conceptions and practice of the reinsertion : the confrontation of utopia to reality and his effects. Specific study of a welcoming home of the association : analysis of its working through the interactions between educators, residents and voluntary people. Studies of cases of residents. How they bring to light the behaviour of actors as well as the relations between ideology and practice.