Perin, Chantal <br/><br/>
Between institutional demands and the reality on the ground: What role for residents? 

 -  2020.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> Drawing upon her experience as a manager of a social center in Tarn, the author invites us to follow the evolution and transformations of this multifaceted structure through the eyes of the resident-user. Over time, professional jargon and the vocabulary of social action circulars have been embellished with evocative terminology: resident participation, empowerment, the field of possibilities. But what is the reality on the ground? Caught between local policies, institutional policies, and their financing, questions remain concerning the role and the initiative of residents.