Curriculum vitae

About me — Current position
François THOREAU
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Place des orateurs 3 (quartier Agora) b31, bte29
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Political scientist, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Liege on the GIGS
project (Governmentality of Genomic Information & Health) until June
2018. Invited Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
(2015-2016).
Pragmatism and social science; Governmentality & Politics; Science, society
and technology interactions ; Responsible Innovation ; Governance of
nanotechnologies ; Reflexivity ; Genomics and society; Medical humanities.
Previously…
2014-2015: Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre de sociologie de l’innovation, Mines ParisTech ;
Invited Professor at Facultés universitaires de Saint-Louis, Brussels (Sociology)
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+32 (0)4 94 59 31 69
EMAIL
[email protected]
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http://thoreau.be
2013: PhD in Social and Political Science in the field of Science & Technology
Studies (STS)
2008-2013: PhD Student at the FNRS (Fonds national de la recherche scientifique)
2010: Master in Arts in European Society, Science and Technology programme,
Maastricht University (MU) / Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL).
2008 : Master in Arts in Political Science at the University of Liege, summa cum
laude, David Constant Medal of Excellence.
2005 : BA in Law at Saint-Martin High School of Economics, cum laude.
Main Publications
2014
THOREAU François & DESPRET Vinciane, « La réflexivité: de la vertu
épistémologique aux versions mises en rapports, en passant par les incidents
diplomatiques », Revue d’anthropologie des connaissances, 2014/2, pp. 391-424.
2013
THOREAU F., « Embarquement immédiat pour les nanotechnologies responsables.
Comment poser et re-poser la question de la réflexivité ? », PhD thesis, defended on
April 12th, 2013 (Jury: B. Bensaude-Vincent, L. Bouquiaux, S. Brunet, A. Hennion, M.
Jacquemain, I. Stengers).
2012
DELVENNE Pierre and THOREAU François, « Beyond the ‘‘Charmed Circle’’ of
OECD: New Directions for Studies of National Innovation Systems », Minerva : A
Review of Science, Learning & Policy, 50: 2, pp. 205-219.
THOREAU François and DELVENNE Pierre, « Have STS Fallen Into a Political Void?
Depoliticisation and Engagement in the Case of Nanotechnologies », Política &
Sociedade, 11: 20, pp. 205-226.
THOREAU François, CHENEVIERE Cédric and ROSSIGNOL Nicolas, « Action
publique et responsabilité gouvernementale : la gestion de la grippe A(H1N1) en
2009 », Courrier Hebdomadaire du CRISP, vol. 2138-2139.
2011
THOREAU François, « La normalisation des nanotechnologies », Revue de la Faculté
de Droit de l'Université de Liège, 3-4, pp. 427-444.
François THOREAU
THOREAU François, « On Reflections and Reflexivity: Unpacking Research
Dispositifs », in Zülsdorf et al., Quantum Engagements: Social Reflections of
Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies, IOS Press, pp. 217-234.
THOREAU François, «"One to rule them all"? The standardisation of
nanotechnologies», in European Journal of Risk Regulation, vol. 2011/3, pp. 418-423.
OFFICE
Place des orateurs 3 (quartier Agora) b31, bte29
B-4000 LIEGE
PHONE
+32 (0)4 366 35 53
CELL PHONE
+32 (0)4 94 59 31 69
EMAIL
[email protected]
WEB
http://thoreau.be
2010
THOREAU François and NEICU Maria, ” Taming the ‘Publication Machine’:
Generating Unity, Engaging the Trading Zones ”, Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for
the History and Philosophy of Science, vol. 4/2010 (Scientific Instruments), pp. 162-173.
THOREAU François, « Confronter l’incertain: les nanotechnologies et les Science
and Technology Studies (STS) », Actes des après-midi de recherche du département
de science politique, Liège: Editions de l’Université de Liège.
2008
DELVENNE Pierre, JORIS Geoffrey, THOREAU François, “ Appréhender
l’incertitude : le Technology Assessment au service du processus décisionnel ”, in
Pyramides, n° 15, Brussels : CERAP.
Activities
Founding member of the Belgian network for Science & Technology Studies (BSTS).
Co-organizer of a conference on Responsible Innovation which will be held at the
Ecole des Mines, Paris next September, 12-13.
Teaching activities: organiser of the «Nanotechnology & Society» (University of
Louvain, 2011) and teacher of the «Science & Technology Studies» class (University
of Liège, 2010-2011).
Webmaster of many websites (www.bsts.be, www.thoreau.be,
www.concertation.net/site).
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