Author: Florence Paterson

Valorisation at CNRS through the prism of sociology of sciences 

Victoria Brun

Valorisation has been an official mission of CNRS since 1982. Although research practices at the interface with the socio-economic world are nothing new, they have been facilitated since the 1990’s by a proliferation of new public policy instruments. To help them navigate this complex ecosystem, in 2017 the heads of the valorisation departments of the CNRS Institutes asked for reflective feedback on their activities, through a doctoral research. Victoria Brun began this investigation in October 2019, drawing on her expertise in sociology of science and mixed methods acquired during her postgraduate studies. This article presents several of the methodological issues of the inquiry she conducted.

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Genèse d’un autoritarisme numérique. Répressions et résistances sur internet en Russie, 2012-2022

Françoise Daucé, Benjamin Loveluck and Francesca Musiani (Eds.)

In the wake of the USSR’s collapse, the Russian Internet initially developed freely, leaving the initiative to numerous actors who invented digital tools tailored to suit their uses. However, since the early 2010s, the authoritarian turnaround at the top echelons of the Russian state has led to the deployment of a network of rights of way and constraints that have tightened on both actors and the country’s digital infrastructures. […]

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Thom Van Dooren

Tuesday, June 13, 2023. The CSI Guests Seminar will welcome Thom Van Dooren University of Sydney, University of Oslo to discuss his book The Wake of Crows Living and Dying in Shared Worlds Introduction to the discussion: Roman Solé-Pomies.

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” Doing ‘with’ to repair the world? The challenges of repair cultures”

Monday June 5, 2023. ” Doing ‘with’ to repair the world? The challenges of repair cultures”, study day of the “Living in Transition” workshop coordinated by Laurence Allard, Clément Marquet and Jérôme Boissonade. Making things last or repairing them are not “hypergoods” in themselves. After a period marked by “sustainable development”, how can we question both the possibilities and the limits of maintenance and repair brought about by ecological transition policies?

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Study day

Wednesday, May 31st, 2023. The study day “Teaching the environmental conséquences of digital technology” is organized in the framework of the Digital Environmental Policies working group of the GDR Internet, AI and Society, by Sylvain Bouveret (lecturer-researcher in computer science at Ensimag in Grenoble), Annabelle Collin (lecturer-researcher in mathematics at Enseirb-Matmeca in Bordeaux), Clément Marquet (lecturer-researcher in sociology at Mines Paris-PSL), Alexandre Monnin (lecturer-researcher at ESC Clermont) and Sophie Quinton (researcher in computer science at INRIA Grenoble).
How can we teach about the environmental consequences of digital technology? Rather than a technical reflection on the eco-design of digital services, this study day proposes to discuss the challenges encountered when addressing with students the more global issues raised by the place of digital technologies in the climate and environmental crises.

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TTI.5 Environmental Controversy Award – 1st Edition

May 31st, 2023. The Transition Institute 1.5 launches its first edition of the TTI.5 Environmental Controversy Award. The prize will be awarded to the best case study of a controversy dealing with an environmental topic, selected among the papers written by students of the civil engineering program of Mines Paris–PSL. These controversy studies are carried out as part of the course Description of Controversies supervised by Madeleine Akrich, sociologist and Research Director at the Center for the Sociology of Innovation (CSI).

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Fanny Lopez (LIAT/Éav&t Paris Est)

Wednesday, May 15, 2023. Fanny Lopez, Laboratoire Architecture, Infrastructure Territoire (LIAT)/ École d’architecture de la ville & des territoires à Marne-la-Vallée (Éav&t Paris Est), is the guest of the next session of the Seminar on Digital Environmental Policies organized by the Center for the Sociology of Innovation (CSI Mines Paris – PSL) and the Center for Internet and Society (CIS) entitled “In the vast park of electrical and digital machines”.

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Christo Sims (University of California, San Diego)

Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Christo Sims, Communication Department, University of California, San Diego, is the guest speaker at the Digital Capitalism and Ideologies seminar. This session, entitled “La Magie Verte: les technologies d’enchantement au siège d’Apple”, is a joint session of the Digital Capitalism and Ideologies and Digital Environmental Policies working groups of the GDR Internet, IA et Société.

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Doctoriales i3 2023

May 17, 2023. The aim of the doctoriales is to present current doctoral research at i3, engage in multidisciplinary exchange on research topics common to i3 teams, and provide feedback to doctoral students to help them further their studies. Parallel workshops in the morning and afternoon will focus on the work of doctoral students in the early stages of their thesis. The plenary session at the end of the morning will give the floor to three doctoral students who have completed their thesis and whose research is deemed emblematic of the variety of work carried out in i 3 laboratories (themes, methods, relations with the actors of innovation).

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Geoengineering. Sébastien Chailleux and Andreas Folkers

Thursday May 11, 2023. The seminar “Economic expertise and environmental actions” will welcome Sébastien Chailleux and Andreas Folkers. This session entitled “Geoengineering” will explore the promises of geoengineering through analyzes of eco-modernist projects promoting innovations designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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