Défense des classes dominantes : la division du travail de légitimation à l’épreuve des scandales financiers internationaux

The article aims to carefully examine the reactions to the Panama Papers scandal in the light of the sociological literature on elites’ resistance to stigmas. More specifically, this article is focused on the defensive narratives of the persons targeted by the wave of revelations in the media. It al...

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Main Authors: Anthony Amicelle, Jean Bérard
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Language:English
Published: Association Recherche & Régulation 2018-01-01
Series:Revue de la Régulation
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/12435
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description The article aims to carefully examine the reactions to the Panama Papers scandal in the light of the sociological literature on elites’ resistance to stigmas. More specifically, this article is focused on the defensive narratives of the persons targeted by the wave of revelations in the media. It also sheds light on the responses from the French government and key commentators over the French media. In this respect, we argue that this range of positions expressed on such matters largely relates to a common guiding principle contributing to the protection of the existing financial order. Indeed, the relative diversity of reactions rather refers to a division of labour – for legitimating power and domination – between the owners of economic and financial capital, the holders of State power and journalists, editorialists as well as other experts and media personalities who express their ideas in the name of their cultural capital.
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spelling doaj-art-78cda5ae923b490aab5158b1e94c17d02025-01-30T14:26:35ZengAssociation Recherche & RégulationRevue de la Régulation1957-77962018-01-012210.4000/regulation.12435Défense des classes dominantes : la division du travail de légitimation à l’épreuve des scandales financiers internationauxAnthony AmicelleJean BérardThe article aims to carefully examine the reactions to the Panama Papers scandal in the light of the sociological literature on elites’ resistance to stigmas. More specifically, this article is focused on the defensive narratives of the persons targeted by the wave of revelations in the media. It also sheds light on the responses from the French government and key commentators over the French media. In this respect, we argue that this range of positions expressed on such matters largely relates to a common guiding principle contributing to the protection of the existing financial order. Indeed, the relative diversity of reactions rather refers to a division of labour – for legitimating power and domination – between the owners of economic and financial capital, the holders of State power and journalists, editorialists as well as other experts and media personalities who express their ideas in the name of their cultural capital.https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/12435financewhite collar crimetax evasionfinancial scandalPanama papersimpunity
spellingShingle Anthony Amicelle
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Défense des classes dominantes : la division du travail de légitimation à l’épreuve des scandales financiers internationaux
Revue de la Régulation
finance
white collar crime
tax evasion
financial scandal
Panama papers
impunity
title Défense des classes dominantes : la division du travail de légitimation à l’épreuve des scandales financiers internationaux
title_full Défense des classes dominantes : la division du travail de légitimation à l’épreuve des scandales financiers internationaux
title_fullStr Défense des classes dominantes : la division du travail de légitimation à l’épreuve des scandales financiers internationaux
title_full_unstemmed Défense des classes dominantes : la division du travail de légitimation à l’épreuve des scandales financiers internationaux
title_short Défense des classes dominantes : la division du travail de légitimation à l’épreuve des scandales financiers internationaux
title_sort defense des classes dominantes la division du travail de legitimation a l epreuve des scandales financiers internationaux
topic finance
white collar crime
tax evasion
financial scandal
Panama papers
impunity
url https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/12435
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