“Welfare fraud” in questions. The naturalization of a political issue in light of parliamentary questions at the French National Assembly (1986-2017) La « fraude sociale » en questionsLa naturalisation d’une thématique politique au prisme des questions à l’assemblée nationale (1986-2017)
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2020
- handle: 10670/1.8tvvmv
- hal: hal-03134807
- doi: 10.3917/rfsp.703.0341
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naturalisation of public issues welfare fraud Computational methods Parliamentary questions Surveillance Sanctions MonitoringSujets proches
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Marion Lieutaud et al., « La « fraude sociale » en questionsLa naturalisation d’une thématique politique au prisme des questions à l’assemblée nationale (1986-2017) », HAL-SHS : sociologie, ID : 10.3917/rfsp.703.0341
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This article seeks to describe the political shift towards increasingly intransigent views on social and employment issues, and, more precisely, the promotion of surveillance and stricter control of welfare recipients. It is based on the analysis of parliamentary questions posed in the French National Assembly from 1986 to 2017 (n = 1 108). At the beginning of the period studied, questions about welfare fraud were rare – in fact, almost non-existent – as were suggestions to increase the monitoring of recipients. Over the years, however, these issues gained in prominence, ultimately becoming a key element of political debate. This evolution revealed a gradual hardening of positions, particularly with regard to the most precarious segments of society, and a concomitant weakening of any discourse that might be critical of such trends. In conclusion, we examine how the widespread dissemination of this issue in political debates went hand-in-hand with increased and stricter control over welfare recipients.