Fabian Muniesa is a Research Director (Professor) at Mines Paris – PSL (the Ecole des Mines de Paris). Originally trained as a sociologist, he has developped expertise in fields such as science and technology studies, economic sociology, economic anthropology and…
Alexandre Mallard’s research interest initially focused on the sociology of science and technology. After completing his thesis on the coordination of action through instruments, he spent a post-doctoral year at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in…
Brice Laurent is a senior researcher at the CSI and Director of the Social Sciences, Economy and Society Department of the French National Agency for Environmental, Food and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES). His research interests focus on the relationship…
Antoine Hennion est entré au CSI en 1974 en tant qu’étudiant à l’École des Mines, avec une bourse de recherche pour étudier l’industrie du disque. Conduit sous la direction de Jean-Pierre Vignolle, le travail portait sur deux petites firmes de…
Cécile Méadel has devoted most of her work to the uses of communication technologies. Originally trained as an historian, she has focused on the genealogy of the media (radio, HDTV, computing) and especially the way in which designers, retailers and…
Madeleine Akrich has devoted most of her work to the sociology of technology, and specifically to users. She has been seeking for further understanding of how innovators, designers and promoters of technical devices construct representations of targeted users and how,…
