Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales

Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales is a French quarterly academic journal devoted to social science research. Pierre Bourdieu established the journal in 1975 at the Maison des sciences de l'homme, giving it a role within the research environment associated with French sociology, anthropology, political science, and related fields. The journal was designed as a research publication rather than a general-interest periodical, and its identity has been closely associated with empirically grounded and theoretically engaged approaches to the study of social structures, institutions, cultural production, education, politics, and social stratification. The journal is published by Éditions du Seuil and is produced in collaboration with several research institutions and organizations. These include the Centre de sociologie européenne, a Centre national de la recherche scientifique laboratory based at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, as well as the Collège de France, the Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme, and the Centre national du livre. This institutional network places the publication within a broad French academic ecosystem rather than treating it solely as a commercial publishing imprint. Bourdieu served as editor-in-chief from the journal's founding until his death in 2002. His editorial leadership shaped the publication's intellectual profile and linked it to a wider program of sociological inquiry concerned with the relationships among cultural practices, power, institutions, and social reproduction. François Denord subsequently held the editor-in-chief position, and Sylvie Tissot is identified as the current editor-in-chief in the supplied reference material. The succession illustrates the journal's continuity beyond its founder while retaining its position as a specialized research periodical. In addition to its main quarterly publication, the journal was connected to Liber, a European book-review supplement. Liber had appeared between 1989 and 1991 as a supplement to several European publications, including Le Monde and The Times Literary Supplement, before being issued as a supplementary publication associated with Actes from 1991 to 1995. Pierre Bourdieu founded Liber together with Gian Giacomo Migone, who edited the Italian literary review L'Indice dei libri del mese. The supplement broadened the journal's publishing activity toward European intellectual and book-review networks. The journal's content has also become more accessible through digital preservation and discovery services. Since February 2007, archives dating from 1975 onward have been available through Persée, the French platform for digitized scholarly journals and heritage collections. Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales is abstracted and indexed in Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences and the Social Sciences Citation Index. The supplied reference material also records a 2015 Journal Citation Reports impact factor of 0.164; this figure is historical and should not be treated as a current performance measure. As a brand, Actes is therefore best understood as an active scholarly journal and research-publication identity. Its principal offering is the recurring journal issue, supported by editorial, institutional, indexing, and archival relationships. Its distinguishing position comes from the combination of French social-science scholarship, Bourdieu's founding legacy, collaboration with major research institutions, and continuing availability of its historical archive.

Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales was founded in France in 1975 by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu at the Maison des sciences de l'homme. From its inception, it functioned as a specialized social-science journal rather than a general cultural magazine. Its publishing program was associated with research on social organization, institutions, culture, education, politics, and the mechanisms through which social inequalities and forms of power are produced and reproduced. Éditions du Seuil publishes the journal. Its production has also involved a group of academic and cultural institutions, including the Centre de sociologie européenne, a Centre national de la recherche scientifique laboratory based at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the École des hautes études en sciences sociales. The Collège de France, the Fondation Maison de l'homme, and the Centre national du livre are also identified as collaborators. These relationships have situated the journal within the institutional structure of French social-science research and scholarly publishing. Bourdieu remained editor-in-chief from the journal's creation until his death in 2002. His tenure established the publication's enduring intellectual association with sociological analysis that combined conceptual argument with empirical investigation. François Denord later served as editor-in-chief, followed by Sylvie Tissot, who is identified in the supplied reference material as the current editor-in-chief. The editorial succession reflects the continuation of the journal after its founding period while maintaining its specialized academic focus. The journal's history also includes the European book-review project Liber. Bourdieu created Liber with Gian Giacomo Migone, editor of the Italian review L'Indice dei libri del mese. Liber was initially published from 1989 to 1991 as a supplement to multiple European publications, including Le Monde and The Times Literary Supplement. From 1991 through 1995, it appeared as a supplemental publication connected with Actes. This initiative extended the publication's reach into European intellectual exchange and book criticism. A major later development was the digitization and online dissemination of the journal's back catalogue. From February 2007, Persée provided access to archives dating back to the founding year, 1975. This made the historical record of the journal available to a wider research audience and preserved decades of French social-science scholarship in a searchable digital environment. Actes is indexed in Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences and the Social Sciences Citation Index. The supplied reference material reports a 2015 impact factor of 0.164 in Journal Citation Reports. The journal's continuing publication, institutional collaborations, indexing relationships, and digital archive together form the basis of its present identity as an established French academic periodical.

• 2007

  Historical archive digitized through Persée

  [1]Actes de la recherche en sciences socialesen.wikipedia.org

  Persée made the journal's archive from 1975 onward available online.

• 2002

  End of Bourdieu's editorship

  [1]Actes de la recherche en sciences socialesen.wikipedia.org

  Pierre Bourdieu's tenure as editor-in-chief ended with his death.

• 1991

  Liber becomes associated with Actes

  [1]Actes de la recherche en sciences socialesen.wikipedia.org

  Liber was published as a supplement connected with Actes from 1991 to 1995.

• 1989

  Liber begins as a European book-review supplement

  [1]Actes de la recherche en sciences socialesen.wikipedia.org

  Liber, founded by Pierre Bourdieu and Gian Giacomo Migone, began appearing as a supplement to several European publications.

• 1975

  Journal founded

  [1]Actes de la recherche en sciences socialesen.wikipedia.org

  Pierre Bourdieu established Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales at the Maison des sciences de l'homme.

A specialist French social-science research journal positioned at the intersection of sociology, interdisciplinary social research, and theoretically informed empirical scholarship. Its identity is anchored in Pierre Bourdieu's founding editorship, institutional collaboration, scholarly indexing, and long-term archival continuity.

• Quarterly academic journal · 1975

  Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales

  The core product is a quarterly French scholarly journal publishing social-science research. It is associated with sociology and related disciplines and is produced through collaboration among Éditions du Seuil and several French research and cultural institutions. The journal's profile combines academic research, empirical investigation, and analysis of social structures, institutions, culture, and power. Its archive extends back to the founding year and is available digitally through Persée.

• European book-review supplement · 1989

  Liber

  Liber was a European book-review project founded by Pierre Bourdieu and Gian Giacomo Migone. It first appeared from 1989 to 1991 as a supplement to a number of European publications, including Le Monde and The Times Literary Supplement. It was then issued as a supplement associated with Actes from 1991 through 1995, extending the journal's publishing activity into European intellectual and literary criticism.

• 2007

  Digital preservation and access through PerséeStrategy

  Background

  The journal had accumulated an archive extending back to its 1975 founding, creating an opportunity to preserve and distribute its historical scholarship digitally.

  Action taken

  From February 2007, Persée made the journal's archive from 1975 onward available online.

  Aftermath

  The initiative broadened access to the journal's back catalogue and established a durable digital research resource.

  Source

1. 1Actes de la recherche en sciences socialesen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official website of Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Socialesarss.fr