http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/taxonomy/term/38 en http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/95 Actor-Network-Theory Semiotics & Literature Studies Social Theory Viualization <p>A photographic enquiry into social theory about the city of Paris with special attention to its technical &laquo;oligoptica &raquo;, a concept necessary to replace that of &laquo; panoptica &raquo;. With a very experimental layout (see <a href="http://www.bruno-latour.fr/node/343" rel="nofollow">Mixed Media</a> section to live through the experience).</p> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:01:23 +0000 admin 95 at http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/144 <p><a href="http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/144" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Gabriel Tarde Quantitative methods Social Theory <p>Even though Tarde is said to have had a literary view of social science, he himself was deeply involved in statistics (especially criminal statistics) and took an essentially quantitative view of social phenomena. What is so paradoxical in his view of quantification is that it relies not only on the aggregates but also on the individual element.</p> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:53:58 +0000 admin 144 at http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/149 <p><a href="http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/149" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Actor-Network-Theory Modes of Existence Social Theory <p>Although theories of organizations have analyzed many formal and informal types of organizations, they often fail to follow the specificity of the organizational mode of existence because they suppose the very existence of macro-actors instead of looking at how organizations attempt to solve practically this problem. This essay in organization theory reviews some of the difficulties in tracing the specific path of organizing (taken as a gerund).</p> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:43:08 +0000 admin 149 at http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/181 Actor-Network-Theory Gabriel Tarde Social Theory <p>There is a close connection between Gabriel Tarde’s social theory and what has become known as actor network theory, especially because Tarde’s two refusals : there is no difference between natural and social assemblages ; there is no difference between ‘big’ and ‘small’ assemblages in society. Through a reading of Tarde Monadologie et sociologie recently republished, the paper explores the technical innovation of Tarde and their import for actor-network theory.</p> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:32:21 +0000 admin 181 at http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/188 <p><a href="http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/188" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Actor-Network-Theory Anthropology Social Theory <p>Asked to participate in a reflexion of primatologists on what has shaped their discipline over the past half-century, the paper offers an alternative account to the optical metaphors of biases, paradigms and points of views. It is trying to define an other demarcation criterion which does not rely on what is scientific and what is not scientific, on what is inside or outside, but on the risk taken by the scientists and their objects of study.</p> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:04:59 +0000 admin 188 at http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/209 <p><a href="http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/209" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Anthropology Ecology & Political Ecology Social Theory <p>Cosmopolitism is one of the great traditions in political philosophy, human rights and international law. There is however, a much more recent and small interest in cosmo-politics, as exemplified by Isabelle Stengers’ philosophy. In the first one, the cosmos –assimilated with nature- is taken for granted and politics is taken as meaning international or global. In the other tradition, however, cosmos and its potential unity is precisely what is up for grabs. The paper comments Ulrich Beck’s lead article and increases the contrast between the two.</p> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:15:25 +0000 admin 209 at http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/259 Actor-Network-Theory Social Theory Sociology of Science <p>Two papers by Callon on scallops and Latour on door closers are discussed by Collins and Yearley and accused of bringing back naturalism and technical determinism; this paper explores the claims, situates the social relativism vis à vis constructivism and shows how our research program is the only way out of the quandary in which Collins and Yearley have put themselves.</p> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:38:05 +0000 admin 259 at http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/279 Semiotics & Literature Studies Social Theory Technology <p>Outline of the technical regime of enunciation through the semiotic study of simple artefacts like door closers or road bumpers; a vocabulary for the semiotics of technical artefacts is offered.</p> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:03:39 +0000 admin 279 at http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/282 Actor-Network-Theory Social Theory <p>Methodological article that traces a path between scientistic self-contradictory accounts of science and reflexivists self-destructive accounts of science; pleads for an infra-reflexivity based on new literary forms rather than for meta-reflexivity.</p> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:10:15 +0000 admin 282 at http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr/node/283 Actor-Network-Theory Social Theory Sociology of Science Sémiotique <p>Semiotics study of Einstein's popular book on relativity; demonstrates the distinction between text and fiction and explores the features of the scientific regime of enunciation; offers a non-contextual sociological account of a theory.</p> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:12:12 +0000 admin 283 at http://cms-brunolatour.sciences-po.fr