Madeleine Akrich
Madeleine Akrich | |
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| Born | March 4, 1959 |
| Occupation | Sociologist |
| Organization | Office parlementaire d'évaluation des choix scientifiques et technologiques |
| Known for | Science and technology studies, Actor-Network Theory |
| Notable work | "The de-scription of technical objects" (1992) |
| Awards | Médaille d'argent du CNRS (2016) Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite(2017) |
Madeleine Akrich (born 4 March 1959) is a French sociologist of technology. She served as the director of the Center for the Sociology of Innovation at Mines ParisTech from 2003 to 2013. She is known for developing actor–network theory (ANT) with Bruno Latour, Michel Callon, John Law and others.