75272 Paris Cedex 06
Telephone: 01 40 51 91 91
Fax: 01 43 54 56 28
> Centre for Sociology of Innovation (CSI)
The Centre for the Sociology of Innovation was founded in 1967 and has a staff of 30. Its task is to study scientific, technical and cultural innovation while striking a cautious but fruitful balance between scientific research work, teaching and expert assessments.
The CSI closely monitors the content of the projects and activities it surveys, conducting detailed analysis of its productions. With the sociology of science, law and culture as its cornerstone, research focuses on the dynamics of research in industry, the anthropology of research centres, a social and technical analysis of innovation and scientometrics. Research themes have evolved and since the 1980s have centred on relatively autonomous topics:
evaluation of research and innovation policies (in the public and private sectors and in associations); the anthropology of science and technology; a socio-economic study of the patterns of development of various sections of the public, markets and uses (according to various fields: cultural assets, products and services).
Fields of research The dynamics of technical and economic networks Health Taste Public debate
Director: Madeleine AKRICH
Research academics: 9 Other scientists: 2 Technical and administrative staff: 3 Doctoral students: 19