Crítica e os momentos críticos: De la justification e a guinada pragmática na sociologia francesa

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present French pragmatic sociology as outlined in Luc Boltanski and Laurent Thévenot's De la justification. First, we offer a general introduction to the main focal points of the French sociological field from the 1980's. We then present De la justification, regarded as a landmark of the pragmatist turn in French sociology. Next, we present two of its key concepts: cité and proof. Finally, through an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the model, we question some of its limits and challenges, including the integration of the pragmatist intuition with the sociologist's critical engagement and the analysis of long-term processes, problems, and dispositions.