Professions and the State

Monday, 7 July 2025: 13:00-14:45
Location: ASJE022 (Annex of the Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences)
RC52 Sociology of Professional Groups (host committee)

Language: English

Professions have long been tied to state institutions, although state-profession relations have varied widely across time and place. While there is evidence that professions are more accountable to state bodies, and subject to more oversight than in the past, some researchers emphasize that professions continue to contribute to governance, policy, and reform. This session invites papers exploring professions and the state, governance, and/or regulation, in any respect.
Session Organizer:
Stefano NERI, University of Milan, Italy
Chair:
Stefano NERI, University of Milan, Italy
Oral Presentations
The Medical Profession and the Modern State: Socio-Political Diversity and the Public Interest
Michael SAKS, University of Suffolk, United Kingdom
Doctors and the State in Italy after 2020: Increased Weakness or Recovery By the Medical Profession?
Maria Giovanna VICARELLI, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy; Elena SPINA, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Social Work Profession and the State: The Re-Institutionalisation of Public Social Field in Italy
Maria Pia CASTRO, University of Catania, Italy
Post-Neoliberal Professionalism of the Neoliberal State: Reconfigurations and Effects of Political Change
Nicolas FLEET, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile
Les Pharmaciens D'officine Entre L' Etat Et Le Marché Au Maroc : Un Groupe Professionnel Sous Influence
Mellakh MELLAKH, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines de Mohammedia Université Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco
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