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English translation: the reasons behind/for an action

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French term or phrase:	logique d'action
English translation:	the reasons behind/for an action
Entered by:	juliebarba

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15:37 Apr 10, 2006

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French term or phrase: logique d'action

Comes up several times:
on peut aisément imaginer des frictions entre des logiques d’action fondées sur l’intérêt collectif et d’autres reposant sur l’intérêt individuel

permet de comprendre l’inscription d’acteurs dans des référentiels distincts déployant des logiques d’action
différentes

la logique d’action émerge de la rencontre entre un acteur et une situation d’action marquée par un contexte historique

maybe I can't see the wood for the trees but all comments appreciated ... thanks!

suezen KudoZ activity Questions: 53 (none open) Answers: 1883
Local time: 23:42

see explanation

Explanation:
La sociologie des logiques d'action est une théorie de sociologie des organisations développée par Henri Amblard et Philippe Bernoux. Elle s'oriente dans trois directions :

la nécessité de dépasser le corpus classique de sociologie des organisations.
l'impossibilité de penser les organisations en dehors d'une dialectique entre le conflit et la coopération.
la réarticulation d'ensembles théoriques pouvant à priori sembler exclusifs

Comment la définir ? Rendre compte des logiques d'action, c'est rechercher ce qui fonde les choix des acteurs, c'est comprendre quelles rationalités sont à l'œuvre derrière chaque action (approche compréhensive).

will try to come up with the English !

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http://www.cso.edu/labo.asp?langue=en&
Link above in English

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The reasons behind/for an action?

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basis for performing tasks..

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juliebarba
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:42

Grading comment

Thank you everybody, especially Hirselina for the links. This was a difficult one to grade as the context was very specific and in theory I agree with CMJ but Julie's answer was closer for this particular text. Thanks again to everybody for your help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +5

(follow) a course of action

xxxCMJ_Trans

see explanation

juliebarba

2 +2

action approach

Emérentienne

action rationales

hirselina

Discussion entries: 1

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

(follow) a course of action

Explanation:
OK - nothing to do with "logique" but I have yet to meet an English usage of logic in this way, the logical thought processes that inspire a particular course of action.
I often have trouble with the word "logique - tout cela s"inscrit dans le cadre d'une logique etc.......", for example and tend to find that paraphrase is the only way out.

We are more pragmatic than the French, so this may explain that as the French say.

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 23:42
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English
PRO pts in category: 68

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

action approach

Explanation:
maybe...

Emérentienne
Local time: 23:42
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8

9 mins confidence:

see explanation

juliebarba
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 17

Grading comment

33 mins confidence:

action rationales

Explanation:
Might be a possibility

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Something went badly wrong with this answers, my sources are missing

As indicated in the reference to the "sociologie des logiques d'action" I mentioned above, "logiques d'action" refers to "les rationalités sont à l'œuvre derrière chaque action".
(Underlying) rationale for action/action rationale might come close

"Individual policy domains, such as economic policy, innovation policy and environmental policy, are seen as having their own communities with specific preferences, ideologies and backgrounds, leading to distinct imperatives and rationales for action. http://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/RePEc/pdf/200616.pdf

Because of these different underlying rationales for action the specific objectives for each type of organisation may well be different. ...
www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/ historic/x-enterprise/reports-00/elr00-01v2-09.htm

This must involve a scholarly enquiry into action, motivation and ethics, laying the foundation of an ability to reflect, not only on performance but on the underlying rationale for action.
http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/resources/reflection/introduction.htm...

hirselina
Local time: 23:42
Specializes in field

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