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La Société canadienne de science économique, une cinquantenaire à la croisée des chemins : 1960-2010

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  • Dupré, Ruth

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In 2010, the Société canadienne de science économique (SCSE) celebrated its 50th anniversary. First association of economists in Canada, it was founded in October 1960 in order to group together French-speaking economists and to promote the advancement of economics as a discipline. This article traces back the history of the SCSE using three information sources : the program contents of its annual conferences from 1960 to 2009, the archival documents of the organization, and a series of interviews with eight of its past presidents. Its history can be divided into three phases : a small « family affair » in the 1960s; a conventional scientific community from the second half of the 1970s; then, in the last decade or so, an association which seems to be in search of a new identity as it faces the double challenge of the internationalization of the Quebec economics departments and the proliferation of specialized groups within academic economics. Résumé : En 2010, la Société canadienne de science économique (SCSE) célébrait son 50e anniversaire. Première association d’économistes au Canada, elle fut créée en octobre 1960 dans le but de regrouper les économistes canadiens de langue française et de promouvoir l’avancement de la science économique. Cet article retrace l’histoire de la SCSE au moyen de trois sources d’information : le contenu des programmes de tous ses congrès annuels de 1960 à 2009, les documents d’archives de l’association et une série d’entrevues auprès de huit de ses anciens présidents. Cette histoire peut se décliner en trois phases : une affaire de famille dans les années soixante; une communauté scientifique conventionnelle à partir de la seconde moitié des années soixante-dix; puis, dans les années deux mille, une association qui semble se chercher une nouvelle identité face à l’internationalisation des départements québécois d’économie et face à la prolifération des regroupements spécialisés à l’intérieur de la science économique.

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  • Dupré, Ruth, 2012. "La Société canadienne de science économique, une cinquantenaire à la croisée des chemins : 1960-2010," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 88(1), pages 121-171, mars.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:actuec:0068
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