Les observatoires et l’observation

The words Project and Observatory are questioning each other and interacting in speech and actual practice in many fields of activity. Oddly this interaction is seldom questioned as if it were a matter of fact. The socio-technical conditions by which this interaction has emerged are explored in this...

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Main Author: Piponnier, Anne
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Français
Published: 2012
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Online Access:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:The words Project and Observatory are questioning each other and interacting in speech and actual practice in many fields of activity. Oddly this interaction is seldom questioned as if it were a matter of fact. The socio-technical conditions by which this interaction has emerged are explored in this work in order to understand its historical lineage and the current renewed interest in this matter. This analysis shows that the relationship project-observatory is devised for action to be visible and relies on new forms of institutionalisation of the scientific practice in the social environment.