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Le boys club en action

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 December 2025

Erika Olivaux Marmignon*
Affiliation:
Faculté de philosophie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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Dans cet article, je soutiens que les dynamiques de boys club peuvent être comprises comme des instances d’actions collectives, même en l’absence d’intentions partagées. Il n’est pas satisfaisant de penser ces phénomènes comme de simples accumulations d’actions individuelles isolées. Une théorie minimaliste de l’action collective nous permet de considérer qu’il s’agit bien d’un phénomène d’action collective : l’ordre social patriarcal offre un plan d’action, qui oriente et coordonne les comportements des agents. C’est en vertu de cette coordination qu’on peut parler d’action collective.

Abstract

Abstract

In this article, I argue that boys’ club dynamics are best understood as collective action, even in the absence of shared intentions. It is unsatisfactory to think of these phenomena as mere accumulations of isolated individual actions. A minimalist theory of collective action allows us to consider that it is indeed a phenomenon of collective action: The patriarchal social order offers a plan of action, which orients and coordinates the behaviour of agents. This coordination allows us to speak of collective action.

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