A nomos perspective of shipping service industries

Une perspective nomos des industries de services de transport maritime

Raphael Lissillour, François Fulconis (francois.fulconis@univ-avignon.fr) and Harilaos N. Psaraftis
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François Fulconis: IUT d’Avignon - Département Packaging
Harilaos N. Psaraftis: DTU - Danmarks Tekniske Universitet = Technical University of Denmark

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Abstract: This article seeks to provide a sociological understanding both of the logistics service field and of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on this field. To address this issue, we analyze the case of logistics services used by the shipping industry to manage maritime safety, namely statutory and classification services. These services verify the compliance of shipping vessels with private and public safety norms. We develop the Bourdieusian concept of nomos, according to three dimensions: a normative framework, a legitimate vision, and structural divisions. The findings highlight a complex set of industrial and regulatory norms which give rise to complementary and sometimes overlapping obligations. Nomos materializes as some actors, typically IACS member societies, benefit from an uncontested legitimacy to deliver such services, whereas other actors are excluded for a variety of reasons.

Keywords: Bourdieu; classification services; COVID-19 pandemic; International Association of Classification Societies (IACS); International Maritime Organization (IMO); logistics services; maritime safety; shipping industry; services de classification; Pandémie de Covid-19; Association internationale des sociétés de classification (IACS); Organisation Maritime Internationale (OMI); services logistiques; sécurité maritime; industrie du transport maritime (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-10-27
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Published in European Review of Service Economics and Management, 2021, Revue Européenne d’Économie et Management des Services 2021 – 2, n° 12, 2021 – 2 (n° 12), pp.125-154. ⟨10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-12261-6.p.0125⟩

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