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This article analyzes the new conditions under which French arrondissement sub-prefects currently work. On the basis of several studies, it shows that sub-prefects attempt to maximize their right to intervene in all the fields open to them, thus making them a "generalist" of local politics. They also endeavor to avoid the risk of being marginalized by reinventing their job around the concepts of mediation & negotiation. 23 References. Adapted from the source document.

Cet article s'interroge sur les nouvelles conditions d'exercice du rôle de sous-préfet d'arrondissement dans le contexte territorial actuel. S'appuyant sur plusieurs enquêtes, il montre que les sous-préfets ont tenté de maximiser leurs prérogatives dans tous les domaines où ils le pouvaient, ce qui leur permet de revendiquer le rôle de "généraliste" des affaires locales. Ils s'appliquent également à contourner les risques de marginalisation en "réinventant" leur fonction autour des notions de médiation et de négociation.

Totems and Taboos : the Prefectoral Body, the State and the Public Sector
Eric Kerrouche
Definitions of the State given by French prefects and under-prefects reveal the omnipresence of an institution, the aims of which are broadly interpreted : the State is an institution which protects, defends and ensures a harmonious society. The State is a force able to impose itself whenever the notion of the public sector cornes into play, even if prefects are also called to take into account the idea of the private sector. The result is that prefects employ a modemist discourse, underlining the archaic, if not the weighty, nature of the administration, while still defending its human and egalitarian dimension.

Built on an in-depth analysis of the existing scientific literature, the article underscores the necessity to study whether or not candidate' evaluation by voters affects voting behavior - i.e. the candidate effect hypothesis- and particularly in the case of the French parliamentary elections, a least likely case study. Evidence drawn from a survey dedicated to this purpose during the parliamentary elections of June 2012 supports the hypothesis of a candidate effect in France, which has to be added to the explanatory factors usually used in the scientific literature. Beyond partisanship and ideology, candidates matter when citizens vote in parliamentary elections. Adapted from the source document.