Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire - Année 1998 - Volume 60 - Numéro 1 - Pages 35-42The Party and self-sacrifice, Marc Lazar. Engagement or commitment means not so much belonging to the Communist Party as a process whose end product is becoming communist. To understand this it's necessary to take into account the conception of the party, the constraints the French Communist Party decreed for its militants, and the type of activities and behavior demanded of them. Nevertheless, this ideal commitment pattern must not hide the varied forms of communist engagement. While the general meaning can be thought of as a special form of religion, it is true that it is going through decisive changes today. 8 pages Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.