A New Perspective on the Genealogy of Collective Action Through the History of Religious Organizations

Management & Organizational History, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 65-78, 2010

19 Pages Posted: 23 Apr 2010

Date Written: February 1, 2010

Abstract

This article puts forwards a 'reorientationist' perspective about the genealogy of collective action and artifacts deployed for its orientation. It draws on the history of religion and religious organizations as elaborated by several promoters of the so-called 'new history' in France.These historians (mainly medievalist) can be helpful in writing a different genealogy of contemporary models of collective action (i.e. ways of reaching a goal together) and their institutional context in western countries.They can also facilitate a critical understanding of long-range organizational dynamics.

Keywords: Catholic Church, Genealogy of Collective Action, History of Religious Organizations, History of Managerial Practices, New History

Suggested Citation

de Vaujany, Francois-Xavier, A New Perspective on the Genealogy of Collective Action Through the History of Religious Organizations (February 1, 2010). Management & Organizational History, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 65-78, 2010 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1594813 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1594813

Francois-Xavier De Vaujany (Contact Author)

Université Paris-Dauphine ( email )

Place du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny
Paris, 75016
France

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