Practicing port governance in a different way

Pratiquer la gouvernance portuaire autrement

Brigitte Daudet (), Yann Alix (), Arnaud Serry () and Lilian Loubet ()
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Brigitte Daudet: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School
Arnaud Serry: IDEES - Identité et Différenciation de l’Espace, de l’Environnement et des Sociétés - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - ULH - Université Le Havre Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - IRIHS - Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Homme et Société - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université
Lilian Loubet: IDEES - Identité et Différenciation de l’Espace, de l’Environnement et des Sociétés - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - ULH - Université Le Havre Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - IRIHS - Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Homme et Société - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université

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Abstract: This research analyses port governance by examining the extent to which the concept of compromise can shape a renewed and operational approach to governance that serves port stakeholders and decision-makers. Based on a qualitative study comprising twenty-five semi-structured interviews with stakeholders at the Port of Le Havre (France) and the Port of Abidjan (Ivory Coast), the study proposes an operationalisation approach structured around compromise as a tool for regulation, coordination and legitimisation. By drawing jointly on Social Regulation Theory and Pragmatic Sociology, this research highlights two contrasting logics of compromise – institutional and procedural at the Port of Le Havre, relational and pragmatic at the Port of Abidjan – whilst emphasising their shared contribution to the stabilisation of port governance.

Keywords: Governance; Management; Prospective; Compromise; Port; Gestion; Compromis; Gouvernance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-04-16
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Published in Les Cahiers Scientifiques du Transport / Scientific Papers in Transportation, 2026

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