Some Elements of a Sociology of Translation: Domestication of the Scallops and the Fishermen of St Brieuc Bay
- M. Callon
- Sociology
- 1 May 1984
This paper outlines a new approach to the study of power, that of the sociology of translation. Starting from three principles, those of agnosticism (impartiality between actors engaged in…
The Sociology of an Actor-Network: The Case of the Electric Vehicle
- M. Callon
- Sociology
- 1986
If laboratories and research sites are to the twentieth century what monasteries were to the twelfth, then the sources of their power and efficacy remain a mystery. How is it that the ideas and…
Introduction: The Embeddedness of Economic Markets in Economics
- M. Callon
- Economics
- 1 May 1998
Even as the market seems triumphant everywhere and its laws progressively and ineluctably impose themselves worldwide, we cannot fail to be struck by the lasting topicality of the following wellknown…
Some elements of a sociology of translation : domestication of the scallops and the fishermen of
- M. Callon
- Sociology
- 2003
An Essay on Framing and Overflowing: Economic Externalities Revisited by Sociology
- M. Callon
- Economics
- 1 May 1998
When reviewing the conditions required for the existence of markets, no concept is more useful or appropriate than that of 'externality'. The concept of externality is effectively central both to…
Techno-economic Networks and Irreversibility
- M. Callon
- Economics
- 1 May 1990
This paper explores the heterogeneous processes of social and technical change, and in particular the dynamics of techno-economic networks. It starts by considering the way in which actors and…
The laws of the markets
- Jonathon E. Mote, M. Callon
- Economics
- 1 September 2000
1. On the Role of Accounting in the Structuring of Economic Behaviours: Peter Miller (The London School of Economics and Political Science). 2. Title not yet available: Michel Callon: (Ecole…
The economy of qualities
- M. Callon, Cécile Méadel, V. Rabeharisoa
- Economics
- 1 January 2002
The aim of this paper is to highlight the main characteristics of what the authors call 'the economy of qualities'. The authors show that qualifying products and positioning goods are major concerns…
Co-word analysis as a tool for describing the network of interactions between basic and technological research: The case of polymer chemsitry
- M. Callon, J. Courtial, F. Laville
- SociologyScientometrics
- 1 September 1991
The co-word analysis techniques developed in this paper should help to build a bridge between research in scientometrics and work underway to better understand the economics of innovation.
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