Publications and communications of François Thoreau

Theses and Dissertations

Doctoral thesis

F. Thoreau. "Embarquement immédiat pour les nanotechnologies responsables. Comment poser et re-poser la question de la réflexivité?." Unpublished doctoral thesis, ULiège - Université de Liège, 2013.
Jury: Jury: S. Brunet (Promotor), M. Jacquemain, I. Stengers, B. Bensaude-Vincent, A. Hennion, and L. Bouquiaux. .

Master dissertations

F. Thoreau. "The ‘interpretive flexibility’ of nanotechnologies in context: the case of a leading R&D center in Flanders, Belgium." Unpublished DEA/DES thesis, UM - Universiteit Maastricht, 2010.
Jury: Jury: B. Feltz (Promotor) and W. E. Bijker (Promotor). .

F. Thoreau. "Le financement public des cultes et de la laïcité en Belgique. Quelles évolutions pour le pluralisme philosophique?." Unpublished master thesis, ULiège - Université de Liège, 2008.
Jury: Jury: B. Fournier (Promotor), C. Zwetkoff, and L.-L. Christians. .

Books published as author or co-author

F. Thoreau, S. Vanderstraeten, R. Gabet, and P. Chasseray - Peraldi. La solitude du muscle, le poids du génome: Quand l'infrastructure cultive des bovins. Panthère Première, 2024.

F. Thoreau. Le financement public des cultes et de la laïcité en Belgique. Quelles évolutions pour le pluralisme philosophique?. Saarbrücken, Germany: Éditions Universitaires Européennes, 2010.

Book chapters and contributions to collective works

Contributions to collective works

F. Thoreau and B. Laurent. "QSAR models for chemicals and nanotechnology governance?." In EU Environmental Governance Current and Future Challengesby A. Orsini and E. Kavvatha, 165-184. Routledge, 2020.

E. Hache, J. Lindgaard, L. Marty, F. Thoreau, and A. Zimmer. "Toxic Tours et formation des professionnels de santé." In Les humanités médicales. L'engagement des sciences sociales en médecineby C. Lefève, F. Thoreau, and A. Zimmer, 183-186. Paris, France: Doin, 2020.

C. Lefève, F. Thoreau, and A. Zimmer. "Situer les humanités médicales." In Les humanités médicales. L'engagement des sciences sociales en médecineby C. Lefève, F. Thoreau, and A. Zimmer, 3-18. Paris, France: John Libbey Eurotext, 2020.

F. Thoreau. "Le calcul de la vache optimale: pratiques génomiques dans un centre de recherche biomédicale." In Humanimachine: (re)configurer les interactions?by S. Lagneaux. Paris, France: Presses Universitaires de Paris Ouest, 2019.

E. Maury and F. Thoreau. "Re-prises d’une lutte en cours. Sur les modes d’existence de la bataille d’Orgreave et de son re-enactment." In L'appel des entités fragiles. Enquêter avec les Modes d'existence de Bruno Latouredited by F. Thoreau and A. d'Hoop, 151-176. Liège, Belgium: Presses de l'Université de Liège, 2018.

F. Thoreau. "L’utopie faite chair: à propos de la sélection résiliente des bovins." In Itinérancesedited by J. Rafanell i Orra, 184-196. Paris, France: Divergences, 2018.

P. Delvenne and F. Thoreau. "Dancing without listening to the music: learning from some failures of the ‘national innovation systems’ in Latin America." In Research Handbook on Innovation Governance for Emerging Economiesedited by S. Kuhlmann and G. Ordóñez-Matamoros, 37-59. Edward Elgar, 2017.

C. Fallon and F. Thoreau. "Rejouer les partitions disciplinaires : l’interdisciplinarité comme épreuve dans le cas de la génomique." In Le gouvernement des disciplines académiques Acteurs, dynamiques, instruments, échellesby M. Benninghoff, C. Crespy, J. E. Charlier, and J. P. Leresche, 7-32. Editions des archives contemporaines, 2016.

F. Thoreau, A. d'Hoop, A. Amat, J. Grosman, G. Laki, P. Lefebvre, and E. Maury. "Reset Inquiry!." In Reset Modernityedited by B. Latour, 455-467. Cambridge, United States - Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2016.

H. van Lente, C. Coenen, T. Fleischer, K. Konrad, L. Krabbenborg, C. Milburn, F. Thoreau, and T. Zülsdorf. "Expansions of Nanotechnology." In Little by Little: Expansions of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologiesedited by H. van Lente, C. Coenen, T. Fleischer, K. Konrad, L. Krabbenborg, C. Milburn, and F. Thoreau, 1-7. Heidelberg, Germany: IOS Press, 2012.

F. Thoreau. "Nanotechnologies et « innovation responsable »: sur la gouvernementalité d’un concept." In Les nanotechnologies : vers un changement d’échelle éthique ?edited by C. Kermisch and M.-G. Pinsart, 287-312. Bruxelles, Belgium: E.M.E, 2012.

C. Chenevière and F. Thoreau. "Pandémie A(H1N1) et gestion des risques : la responsabilité grippée ?." In Droit, sciences et techniques: quelles responsabilités?edited by E. Vergès, 115-138. Paris, France: LexisNexis, 2011.

F. Thoreau. "On Reflections and Reflexivity: Unpacking Research Dispositifs." In Quantum Engagements: Social Reflections of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologiesedited by T. Zülsdorf, C. Coenen, A. Ferrari, U. Fiedeler, C. Milburn, and M. Wienroth, 217-234. Heidelberg, Germany: IOS Press, 2011.

F. Thoreau. "Confronter l'incertain: les nanotechnologies et les "Science and Technology Studies"." In La science politique dans tous ses étatsedited by G. Piet and S. Wintgens, 27-44. Liège, Belgium: Editions de l'ULg, 2010.

Prefaces, postfaces, glossaries...

F. Thoreau. "Post-scriptum au rêve américain." In À l'ombre du rêve américainby M. Monaco, 274-284. Liège, Belgium: D'une certaine gaieté, 2020.

Contributions in scientific journals

Articles

F. Thoreau. "Serial Sires: On the Reproduction of Cows in an Era of Genomics." Cultural Anthropology (2023).

L. Bechoux, O. De Vleeschouwer, C. Vanheuverzwijn, F. Verhegghen, A. Detiffe, F. Colle, C. Fallon, and F. Thoreau. "Conflict of interest policies at Belgian medical faculties: cross-sectional study indicates little oversight." PLoS ONE (2021). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0245736

F. Thoreau. "L’embarquement par son objet : trois politiques de l’enquête sur les clôtures virtuelles (virtual fence)." Revue d'Anthropologie des Connaissances (2019). doi:10.3917/rac.043.0399

F. Thoreau and B. Laurent. "A situated expert judgment: QSAR models and transparency in the European regulation of chemicals." Science and Technology Studies (2019). doi:10.23987/sts.65249

F. Thoreau. "‘A mechanistic interpretation, if possible’: How does predictive modelling causality affect the regulation of chemicals?." Big Data and Society, July-December, no. 1 (2016): 1-11.

F. Thoreau and V. Despret. "La réflexivité : de la vertu épistémologique aux versions mises en rapports, en passant par les incidents diplomatiques." Revue d'Anthropologie des Connaissances, 8, no. 2 (2014): 391-424. doi:10.3917/rac.023.0391

N. Rossignol and F. Thoreau. "L’État et la gestion de la grippe A(H1N1)." Revue Nouvelle, 10 (October 2012).

F. Thoreau. "Cultiver d’autres expertises sur les sciences et les technologies." Revue Nouvelle, 10 (October 2012).

F. Thoreau, C. Cheneviere, and N. Rossignol. "Action publique et responsabilité gouvernementale : la gestion de la grippe A(H1N1) en 2009." Courrier Hebdomadaire du CRISP, 2138-2139 (May 2012): 56.

F. Thoreau and P. Delvenne. "Have STS Fallen Into a Political Void? Depoliticisation and Engagement in the Case of Nanotechnologies." Política e Sociedade, 11, no. 20 (April 2012): 205-226.

P. Delvenne and F. Thoreau. "The birth of the Belgian Network for Science, Technology and Society (BSTS Network)." EASST Review, 31, no. 1 (March 2012): 9-12.

P. Delvenne and F. Thoreau. "Beyond the ‘‘Charmed Circle’’ of OECD: New Directions for Studies of National Innovation Systems." Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 50, no. 2 (2012): 205-219. doi:10.1007/s11024-012-9195-5

B. Feltz and F. Thoreau. "Introduction: les nanotechnologies, au-delà des fantasmes." Revue Nouvelle, 66, no. 11 (November 2011): 23-27.

F. Thoreau. "Visualiser à l'échelle du nanomètre." Revue Nouvelle, 66, no. 11 (November 2011): 54-65.

F. Thoreau. "La normalisation des nanotechnologies." Revue de la Faculté de Droit de l'Université de Liègeno. 3-4 (2011): 427-444.

F. Thoreau. ""One to rule them all"? The standardisation of nanotechnologies." European Journal of Risk Regulation, 3 (September 2011). doi:10.1017/S1867299X00001446

F. Thoreau and M. Neicu. "Taming the “Publication Machine”: Generating Unity, Engaging the Trading Zones." Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science, 4, no. 1 (30 August 2010): 163-172.

P. Delvenne, G. Joris, and F. Thoreau. "Appréhender l'incertitude: le Technology Assessment au service du processus décisionnel." Pyramides: Revue du Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches en Administration Publique, 15, no. 1 (2008).

Others

F. Thoreau. "Pierre-Henri Gouyon, Miguel Bensayag, Fabriquer le vivant ? Ce que nous apprennent les sciences de la vie sur les défis de notre époque." Lectures (2012).

F. Thoreau. "Charles Wright Mills, L'élite au pouvoir, Agone, coll. « L'ordre des choses », 2012." Lectures (2012).

F. Thoreau. "Jean Gadrey, Adieu à la croissance. Bien vivre dans un monde solidaire." Lectures (2012).

F. Thoreau. "Du bon usage des catastrophes, de Régis Debray." Revue Nouvelle, 66, no. 2 (February 2012): 74-77.

F. Thoreau. "Étienne Klein, "Le Small Bang des nanotechnologies"." Esprit, 381 (January 2012): 178-180.

F. Thoreau. "Frédéric Gaillard, Pièces et main d'oeuvre, L’industrie de la contrainte, Montreuil, L'échappée, 2011." Lectures (2011).

F. Thoreau. "Jocelyne Porcher, Vivre avec les animaux. Une utopie pour le XXIe siècle, La Découverte, coll. « textes à l'appui », 2011." Lectures (2011).

F. Thoreau. "La régulation des nanotechnologies. Clair-obscur normatif, by Stéphanie Lacour. Brussels: Larcier, 2010, 179 pp., 55 €, Paperback." European Journal of Risk Regulationno. 3 (2011).

F. Thoreau. "Arno Münster, Principe responsabilité ou principe espérance ?, Le Bord de l'eau, coll. « Les voies du politique », 2010." Lectures (2011).

F. Thoreau. "Recension: S. Lacour (dir.), La régulation des nanotechnologies. Clair-obscur normatif, coll. Droit des technologies, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2010, 288 pp." Cahier du Juriste, 2 (June 2011): 57-58.

F. Thoreau. "Laurent (Brice), Les politiques des nanotechnologies. Pour un traitement démocratique d’une science émergente." Politix: Revue des Sciences Sociales du Politique, 2011/4, no. 96 (2011): 187-190.

Books published as editor or director

Pratiques de l'enquête.Edited by J. Pieron and F. Thoreau. Presses Universitaires de Liège, In press.

Les humanités médicales. L'engagement des sciences sociales en médecine.Edited by C. Lefève, F. Thoreau, and A. Zimmer. La personne en médecine. DOIN John Libbey Eurotext, 2020.

L'appel des entités fragiles. Enquêter avec les Modes d'existence de Bruno Latour.Edited by F. Thoreau and A. d'Hoop. Collection Sciences & Technologies en Société. Liège, Belgium: Presses de l'Université de Liège, 2018.

Little by Little. Expansions of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies.Edited by H. van Lente, C. Coenen, T. Fleischer, K. Konrad, L. Krabbenborg, C. Milburn, F. Thoreau, and T. Zülsdforf. Heidelberg, Germany: IOS Press, 2012.

Oral or not published communications in scientific congresses and symposiums (including posters)

F. Thoreau. "May the cows graze at all? The battle for pastures in Pinzolo, Italy." Paper presented at AAA/CASCA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 15 November 2023.

F. Thoreau. "Une journée avec Bruno Latour." Paper presented at Une journée avec Bruno Latour, Paris, France, 23 October 2023.

F. Thoreau, J. Bal, and S. Vanderstraeten. "“Selecting and reproducing farm animals in times of ecological disasters: modes of valuation of cattle livestock in Belgium and The Netherlands”." Paper presented at STS-Swiss, Bâle, Switzerland, 31 August 2023.

S. Riethof, L. Lebrun, F. Thoreau, L. Bechoux, A. Ferrante, and L. TEBACHE. "Une dispositif de « commune écoute » : retour d'expérience d'une enquête par enregistrements de consultations d'endométriose." Paper presented at "Genre et gynécologie" : journées retour, Liège, Belgium, 23 June 2023.

S. Riethof, L. Bechoux, L. Brun, A. Ferrante, F. Thoreau, L. Tebache, L. Destiné, and V. Gérouville. "Endométriose plurielle : dispositif pilote et médecine de proximité dans un planning familial en Belgique francophone." Paper presented at Colloque Genre & Gynécologie. Savoirs, pratiques et mobilisations, Paris, France, 20 April 2023.

S. Riethof, L. Bechoux, L. Lebrun, A. Ferrante, F. Thoreau, Linda Tebache, L. Destiné, and V. Gérouville. "Endométriose plurielle : dispositif pilote et médecine de proximité dans un planning familial en Belgique francophone." Paper presented at Colloque Genre & Gynécologie. Savoirs, pratiques et mobilisations, Paris, France, 20 April 2023.

F. Thoreau. "About ecologies of remediation." Paper presented at Annual meeting, Cholula, Mexico, 08 December 2022.

P. Delvenne, L. Bechoux, Valérie Beniest, Léonard Chemineau, W. Decock, S. Delvaux, C. Fallon et al. "Entering into resonance: vibrations around a common world from encounters between the 9th art and science." Poster session presented at Annual Congress of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Cholula, Mexico, December 2022.

F. Thoreau. "The case for animal genomics and the prospects for modeling bovines in a bio economy." Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S), Boston, United States, August 2017.

A. Zimmer and F. Thoreau. "Compte - rendu d'enquête: sciences sociales et humanités médicales." Paper presented at Colloque national du Collège des Humanités médicales 2017, Strasbourg, France, 24 June 2017.

F. Thoreau. "Le calcul de la vache optimale: pratiques génomiques dans un centre de recherche biomédicale." Paper presented at "Humanimachine": (Re)configurer les interactions ?, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 06 March 2017.

F. Thoreau. "Drawing technical contrasts to address prenatal testing." Paper presented at Inhabiting postgenomic worlds: reconfiguring responsibilities and solidarities, Leuven, Belgium, 07 December 2016.

F. Thoreau and F. Duysens. "What can a diagnosis do? The case of the "genetization" of autism." Paper presented at 6th STS Italia Conference – Sociotechnical Environments, Trento, Italy, 25 November 2016.

F. Thoreau. "What do these cattle do in a biomedical research center?." Paper presented at Annual meeting of the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S), Barcelona, Spain, September 2016.

F. Thoreau and B. Laurent. "The politics of “grayboxing”: The use of QSAR models for the flexible regulation of chemicals." Paper presented at Foreknowledge in public policy, Paris, France, 12 May 2016.

F. Thoreau and B. Laurent. "Governing anticipation through flexibility. The use of models for the regulation of chemicals." Paper presented at 114th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), Denver, United States, 18 November 2015.

F. Thoreau and B. Laurent. "The pragmatics of correlation or how models reshape the government of technical objects." Paper presented at 40th annual meeting of the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S), Denver, United States, November 2015.

F. Thoreau. "Les exigences de la « terrestrialité »: une épreuve pour l’enquête." Paper presented at Staying with the trouble, avec Donna Haraway. Colloque de clôture du projet FRUCTIS, Liège, Belgium, 27 October 2015.

F. Thoreau. "Premières notes pour l'ethnographie d'un projet européen en situation embarquée." Paper presented at Séminaire sur l'embarquement des sciences sociales, Bruxelles, Belgium, 08 September 2015.

F. Thoreau. "La preuve par le mashup: D. J. Haraway et les deux cultures de la modernisation réflexive." Paper presented at 4ème Séminaire FRUCTIS autour de Donna Haraway, Liège, Belgium, 08 June 2015.

B. Laurent and F. Thoreau. "Un problème de constitution – faire exister des catégories réglementaires pour les objets techniques." Paper presented at Séminaires attachements organisés par Antoine Hennion, Paris, France, 05 December 2014.

G. Meyers, M. Van Oudheusden, F. Thoreau, and I. Van Hoyweghen. "Introducing the Belgian Science and Technology Studies Network (BSTS)." Poster session presented at 2014 EASST Conference Situating Solidarties: Social Challenges for Science and Technology Studies, Torun, Poland, September 2014.

N. Charlier and F. Thoreau. "Where is the Conflict? Delving in Walloon Science, Technology and Innovation Politics." Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), San Diego, United States - California, October 2013.

F. Thoreau. "À propos du "trouble à l'ordre public": Dewey selon Stengers." Paper presented at Séminaire "Textes à l'appui", autour de La Vierge et le neutrino (I. Stengers), Arlon, Belgium, 21 June 2013.

F. Thoreau. "À propos des "sciences camérales" chez Stengers." Paper presented at Séminaire autour "D'une autre science est possible!" (I. Stengers), Bruxelles, Belgium, 16 April 2013.

P. Delvenne and F. Thoreau. "Addressing the failure of National Innovation Systems in Latin America." Paper presented at European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation (EU-SPRI), Madrid, Spain, 12 April 2013.

P. Delvenne and F. Thoreau. "Moving away from OECD Countries: New Directions for Studies of National Innovation Systems in Latin America." Paper presented at Conférence conjointe de la Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) et de la European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST), Copenhague, Denmark, 18 October 2012.

F. Thoreau. "Elements for a diplomatic approach of ‘responsible innovation’ in nanotechnologies." Paper presented at First International conference on Ethics and Politics of Emerging Technologies (EPET), Maastricht, Netherlands, 03 July 2012.

P. Delvenne and F. Thoreau. "Beyond the 'Charmed Circle' of OECD: New Directions for Studies of National Innovation Systems." Paper presented at Red de Estudios Sociales de Ciencia y Tecnologia (Spanish STS Network), Gijon, Spain, 24 May 2012.

F. Thoreau. "On being enrolled as an "embedded humanist" with nanotechnologists." Paper presented at Colloque "Sciences sociales embarquées" / "Enrolled Social Sciences", Paris, France, 13 January 2012.

F. Thoreau. "Fragments de notre condition numérique." Paper presented at Tout n'est pas net. Cyberd@ngers au quotidien, Liège, Belgium, 30 November 2011.

F. Thoreau. "Prospects for performing «responsible innovation» in research institutions." Paper presented at S.NET 3rd annual meeting, Phoenix, AZ, United States, 09 November 2011.

F. Thoreau. "Yet Another Story of Networks! Prospects for Performing "Responsible Innovation"." Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S), Cleveland, OH, United States, 05 November 2011.

F. Thoreau. "Pourquoi les "nanotechnologies" sont-elles importantes?." Paper presented at Les nanotechnologies: méga révolution et nano risques?, Bruxelles, Belgium, 22 September 2011.

F. Thoreau. "Responsible innovation and nanotechnologies." Paper presented at Les nanotechnologies : vers un changement d’échelle éthique?, Bruxelles, Belgium, 04 April 2011.

F. Thoreau. "Embedding ‘‘Science and Society’’ within Nanotechnologies’ Development." Paper presented at Symposium on Nanotechnology in Society. Governance of Nanotechnology in Belgian and European Contexts, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 18 March 2011.

F. Thoreau. ""Taming the publication machine", or Discourse Analysis made Subliminal." Paper presented at UA Worskhop on Discourse Analysis, Anvers, Belgium, 15 November 2010.

F. Thoreau. "On Reflections and Reflexiveness: Positioning the Self, Enframing the Other?." Paper presented at S.NET 2nd annual meeting, 2010, Darmstadt, Germany, 01 October 2010.

C. Fallon, F. Thoreau, and G. Joris. "Opening the black box : agencies as socio-technical networks." Paper presented at EGPA Study Group on Public Sector Organizations - EGPA Conference 2010, Toulouse, France, 09 September 2010.

F. Thoreau. "Modulations of the laboratory: articulations between individual and institutional dynamics in a Flemish R&D center, Belgium." Paper presented at 4S 35th annual meeting, Tokyo, Japan, 28 August 2010.

F. Thoreau. "Integrated Research and Protected Spaces: a New Role for STS?." Poster session presented at S.NET annual meeting, Seattle, United States, 10 September 2009.

F. Thoreau. "Les stratégies wallonnes en matière de simplification administrative." Paper presented at Colloque international du CERAP: les réformes de l’administration vues d’en bas, Bruxelles, Belgium, 15 May 2009.

F. Thoreau. "Are bio and nano likely to be compared? If so, what are the consequences on public participation?." Paper presented at AAAS Graduate students meeting, Washington D.C., United States, 29 March 2009.

F. Thoreau. "Emerging Patterns of Depoliticization and Engagement to Inform the Future of Science and Technology Studies: A Case Study in Nanotechnologies." Paper presented at Futures of Social Sciences and Humanities, Brussels, Belgium, 2009.

P. Delvenne, C. Fallon, F. Thoreau, and S. Brunet. "From Bio to Nano: Learning From The Past to Shape the Future of Technology Assessment." Paper presented at Society for the History Of Technology (SHOT) Annual Meeting, Lisboa, Portugal, 12 October 2008.

Expert and research reports

C. Parotte, C. Fallon, P. Delvenne, and F. Thoreau. "Elaborer un protocole de déconfinement participatif au GIGA. Synthèse de l'enquête Delphi "cadrage" et "valider les mesures"." Liège, Belgium: Centre de Recherches Spiral, 2020.

C. Parotte, C. Fallon, and F. Thoreau. "Élaborer un protocole de déconfinement participatif au GIGA. Résultats du premier tour exploratoire : « cadrage»." Liège, Belgium: Centre de Recherches Spiral, 2020.

Learning materials

F. Thoreau. "Nanotechnologies and REACH." POLLEN Winter School on EU Environmental Policies and Law. 2017.