Claude Haas
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| Faculté ou Centre | Faculté des Sciences Humaines, des Sciences de l'Éducation et des Sciences Sociales | ||||
| Department | Département Sciences de l'éducation et intervention sociale | ||||
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Université du Luxembourg Maison des Sciences Humaines 11, Porte des Sciences L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette |
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Claude Haas is a senior lecturer in social sciences and social work since the creation of the University of Luxembourg in 2003. he has been the study director of the bachelor in social an educational sciences since 2005. Prior to that, he worked 10 years at the Institut d’études éducatives et sociales, where he was in charge of different projects concerning the training and employment of people with disabilities or the implementation of new technologies in educational environments.
His main research focus resides in the further development of the “Theory of Scales” within the Matrix-Research Project (see under “Current research”). More specifically, and with regard to social work, he is working on a concept of social work as relational, scaling-sensible bricolage work. In this context, he is currently preparing a PhD at the Free University of Brussels (Belgium) on the transformations of the organisational field of professional (re)integration in Luxembourg.
Claude Haas is member of the executive board as well as scientific committee of the AIFRIS (Association internationale pour la formation, recherche et intervention sociale), the executive board of REFUTS (Réseau européen de formation universitaire en travail social) and a representative of the University of Luxembourg in the EASSW (European association of schools of social work). He is also member of the executive board and the editorial board of the ARC journal, published by the ANCES (Association nationale des communautés éducatives et sociales).
Last updated on: lundi 21 mars 2016
Towards a "Theory of Scales": the MATRIX-Research Project
Claude Haas & Thomas Marthaler
The MATRIX-research project started by the end of the year 2013. The project’s point of departure was the project leaders’ dealing with the question of how to understand theoretically and operationalise methodologically the social work profession’s contextual embedment in what could be termed as person-related social service organisations and practise fields of social work. On the one hand, this raised further questions of what it means to assume a contextual embedment or ‘embeddedness’ – as it is generally referred to in organisation theory – of professional practise in so-called meso- and macro-environments. On the other hand, questions arose about the resulting implications on the enactment of professional knowledge as well as ethical principles of action with the idea of a context-reflexive professionalism in mind.
In the following theoretical and empirical work on the various facets of the topic, and drawing more specifically on neo-institutional organisation theories, even more questions arose regarding the analysis of actor- and field-related rationalities respectively institutional logics in their intertwining and contrariness: How to cartography or map collective actors and organisational fields? And what can we learn from such maps with regard to professional intervention and management?
While trying to map the so-called field of work integration through the conduct of a series of expert interviews and ‘falling short of abstraction’, as we would narrate it at a conference of the european network of neo-institutionalism, we started to look out for other perspectives. A very central source of inspiration was constituted right from the beginning of our exploration movement by the work of Marilyn Strathern, especially her considerations on the notion of scale or the plural modes of perceiving and cutting social reality into variously magnified, dichotomised and juxtaposed entities. In our endeavour to make sense about our ‘failing’, our relational life-world-bubbles, as we would currently put it, have gradually opened up towards more fundamental questions of a social theoretical kind.
What we have temporarily covenanted as a ‘Theory of Scales’ is basically about how in relationing to the ‘world’ as a recursive process of eversion of environments within, persons or life-world-bubbles-at-different-places-in-time, unremittingly (re-)invent and covenante scales of ‘animate’ (e.g. four-legged dogs and professional counsellor) and ‘inanimate’ (e.g. water and scientific texts) entity into ontological being in relational scaling work, i.e. ideal-emotional-material cutting. Through the spatio-temporal, recursive iteration of this basic movement, social reality or what could be termed as such, is ever-changing, leaving the ‘observer’ with a sense of brokenness or fractality. Thereby, the term of ‘fractality’ refers to the self-similarity of scales, with the singularity of the spatio-temporal relationality of (relational) persons as the so-called fractal parameter. The ‘scales-come-scale-through-relational-scaling-work-at-places-in-time’ in their fractal dimensionality, entanglement and relativity constitute ever renewed ‘cutouts’ of social reality, that, in turn, is self-similar to other cutouts because of the common basic movement. The terms of ‘eversion’, ‘entanglement’ and ‘environments within’ reveal that in a fractal and postplural theory perspective – if one chooses to make such a categorical classification – persons, places and relations do not ‘constitute’ ontologically separable entities, even though they are continuously cut as such. The theoretical entirety of social reality created through the basic movement of persons in relational scaling work is referred to as ‘matrix’. This term is a metaphor for the universe of fractal reality, which is – in our scaling mode – ontologically constituted out of (relational) persons-in-scaling-work-at-places-in-time.
With regard to these basic assumptions, we refer to research as relational, scaling-sensitive bricolage work and have developed and are still developing - this is perhaps the most important aspect of our work so far - a research methodology that ‘allows’ us to follow how various-persons-and-different-places-in-time are related in scaling work and ‘catch’ the fractality of social reality. The basic movement of relationing and comparing implied, can be equally applied to all kinds of data including interviews, observations or documents. Since the beginning, we have also worked on alternatives to mapping and have developed a visualisation methodology. We are currently working on the refinement of our theory and methodology. In parallel we have begun to reinvent social work, management, counseling, teaching as well as other types of ‘human activity’ as other ‘forms’ of relational, scaling-sensitive bricolage work. In the upcoming months, we publish extensively on our ongoing work.
What is ‘new’ in the social theoretical conception we propose, is to be seen in particular in the ‘integration’ of theoretical perspectives respectively scales of social reality from scientists of different disciplines and schools. In this regard should be mentioned, besides Strathern, the works of the social anthropologists Holbraad and Pedersen, Henare, Holbraad and Wastell, Munro or Wagner, STS (Science and Technology Studies) researcher Jensen and Gad, sociologists Abbott, Schütz and Luckmann, as well as Klatetzki, mathematician Mandelbrot or physicist Nottale.
Last updated on: 18 fév 2016
2017
Sulla nozione di “emergenza” e i suoi effetti sul lavoro sociale; ;
Scientific Conference (2017, June 28)
Politische, soziale und rechtliche Systeme und der "westkulturelle Pluralismus";
E-print/Working paper (2017)
2016
"Erwachsene" als relationale-Personen-in-Skalierungsarbeit-an-Orten-in-der-Zeit;
E-print/Working paper (2016)
Wissenschaftliches Schreiben als relationale und sklaierungssensible Erfindung von Wirklichkeiten;
E-print/Working paper (2016)
Elemente eines relationalen Konzepts des betreuten Wohnens von jungen Erwachsenen "im Übergang in die Autonomie";
E-print/Working paper (2016)
Relationality and scaling-sensitivity in action: About persons as 'clients' of 'human services'; ;
Scientific Conference (2016, August)
Text analysis reinvented: towards a scaling-sensitive approach; ;
Scientific Conference (2016, August)
Gemeinwesenarbeit als relationale skalierungssensible Örtlichkeitsarbeit; ;
E-print/Working paper (2016)
2015
Zum Kompetenzerwerb im Studium der Sozialen Arbeit – eine kritische Fundierungin ARC (2015), 125(34),
From mapping to scaling fields: A narrative about a theory and methodology development process;
Scientific Conference (2015, March)
Scaling-Reflexive Teaching for Scaling-Reflexive Professionalism;
Scientific Conference (2015, June)
2014
Solidarwirtschaftliche Perspektiven für eine PostwachstumsgesellschaftConference given outside the academic context (2014)
Dynamiques socio-historiques de la professionnalisation de l’intervention sociale au Luxembourgin Foudrignier, Marc; Molina, Yvette; Tschopp, Françoise (Eds.) Dynamiques du travail social en pays francophones (2014)
Institutionen und institutioneller Wandel im Feld der beruflichen Eingliederung am Beispiel Luxemburgs. Eine Analyse aus der Perspektive des Neo-Institutionalismusin Karl, Ute (Ed.) Rationalitäten des Übergangs in Erwerbsarbeit (2014)
Le travail social en temps de crise: entre autonomie et hétéronomie;
Scientific Conference (2014, July 02)
Quand l’'inclusion professionnelle n'a pas lieu : le cas des personnes handicapées et des chômeurs âgés.;
Scientific Conference (2014)
A propos des rapports entre économie sociale et solidaire et insertion professionnelle;
Presentation (2014, March 25)
2013
Les logiques institutionnelles dans le champ organisationnel de l'insertion professionnelle au LuxembourgScientific Conference (2013)
Les logiques de l'insertion professionnelle au LuxembourgConference given outside the academic context (2013)
De l'Institut d'études éducatives et sociales à l'Université du Luxembourg: Affirmation et innovationin Margue, Michel (Ed.) Université du Luxembourg 2003-2013 (2013)
On the way to Inclusion!?! Experiences on the implementation of the CRPD in Luxembourg.; ;
Scientific Conference (2013, April 17)
2012
Social work and quality management: A critical approachin Homeless in Europe, The Magazine of the European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless (2012), 1
Bewerbersituation und Zulassungsmodalitäten zum Studium der Sozial- und Erziehungswissenschaften;
in Arc (2012), (122), 38-40
Bewerbersituation und Zulassungsmodalitäten zum Studium der Sozial- und Erziehungswissenschaften;
in arc archiv fir sozialaarbecht, bildung an erzéiung 122 (2012)
2011
Das Konzept des Bachelor-Studiengangs in Sozial- und Erziehungswissenschaftenin Arc (2011), (121), 43-45
2010
L'insertion professionnelle des jeunes et personnes âgées de 45 ans et plus: discours, pratiques et enjeux.Book published by Université du Luxembourg (2010)
Transformations of social work practise with homeless people: a case study;
Scientific Conference (2010)
2009
Favoriser l'emploi et l'employabilité des détenus en milieu semi-ouvert: une activité intégrée au dispositif d'insertion du projet EQUAL-RESET.in Queloz, Nicolas; Senn, Ariane; Luginbühl, Ulrich; Magri, Sarra (Eds.) L'objectif de resocialisation est-il toujours d'actualité? (2009)
Professionalisierung sozialer Hilfeleistungen: Entwicklungslinien und Zukunftsperspektiven der Ausbildung Sozialer Arbeit; ; ;
in Handbuch der sozialen und erzieherischen Arbeit in Luxemburg / Manuel de l'intervention sociale et éducative au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (2009)
Professionalisierung sozialer Hilfeleistungen in Luxemburg: Entwicklungslinien und Zukunftsperspektiven der Ausbildung Sozialer Arbeit in Luxemburg.; ; ;
in Willems, Helmut; Rotink, Georges; Ferring, Dieter; Schoos, Jean; Majerus, Mill; Ewen, Norbert; Rodesch, Marie-Anne; Schmit, Charel (Eds.) Handbuch der sozialen und erzieherischen Arbeit Luxemburg (2009)
Le travail d'insertion sociale au Centre Pénitentiaire de Givenich; ;
in Willems, Helmut; Rotink, Georges; Ferring, Dieter; Schoos, Jean; Majerus, Mill; Ewen, Norbert; Rodesch, Marie-Anne; Schmit, Charel (Eds.) Handbuch der sozialen und erzieherischen Arbeit in Luxemburg / Manuel de l'intervention sociale et éducative au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (2009)
My Guide to Liberty. EQUAL-PRIMA: policies and strategies for PRIson Management.; ; ;
Book published by Ed. Fonds Social Européen & Université du Luxembourg, INSIDE (2009)
2008
Inégalités de santé mentale: à propos des détenus du projet Equal-Reset Luxembourg sur l'employabilité;
in Sociologie Santé (2008), 28
Empowerment case management: un accompagnement personnalisé et participatif des détenus du programme EQUAL-RESET;
Scientific Conference (2008)
L’éducation pour la santé : une activité intégrée aux programmes du projet Equal-Reset.; ;
in Institut National de la Promotion, et de l'Education pour la Santé (Ed.) Les journées de la prévention (2008)
2007
Repenser la santé mentale: à propos du projet EQUAL-RESET sur l'employabilité des détenus; ;
in Comité, Scientifique (Ed.) Politiques publiques et pratiques professionnelles face aux inégalités sociales de santé (2007)
Favoriser l'employabilité des détenus: à propos du projet PRIMA; ; ;
in Université, de Tunis (Ed.) Colloque international "ruptures dans la société de l'information et l'économie du savoir". (2007)
2006
Ausbildung für soziale Berufe in Luxemburgin Hamburger, Franz; Hirschler, Sandra; Sander, Günther; Wöbke, Manfred (Eds.) Ausbildung für Soziale Berufe in Europa, 3 (2006)
2005
Developing empowerment of prisoners for supporting their employability : evaluating the implementation of EQUAL-RESET.; ;
in Scientific, Committee (Ed.) Research and Innovations in Lifelong Learning. (2005)
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