Michel Callon was a French sociologist, born in 1945, who was a professor of sociology at the Ecole des mines de Paris and a member of its Centre de sociologie de l'innovation. He worked in the field of science and technology studies and, together with Madeleine Akrich, John Law and Bruno Latour, was one of the leading proponents of actor-network theory. He died on 28 July 2025.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountCo-founder of actor-network theory in science and technology studies alongside Madeleine Akrich, John Law and Bruno Latour, and a leading figure applying actor-network approaches to the study of economic markets from the late 1990s. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountSome Elements of a Sociology of Translation: Domestication of the Scallops and the Fishermen of St Brieuc Bay 1 Connections
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Callon studies of market performativity argued that economic theory does not merely describe markets but actively helps construct how they operate.
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Michel Callon (1945 – 28 July 2025) was a French sociologist who was a professor of sociology at the École des mines de Paris and member of the Centre de sociologie de l'innovation.
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Michel Callon (1945 - 28 July 2025) was a French sociologist who was a professor of sociology at the Ecole des mines de Paris and member of the Centre de sociologie de l'innovation.
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His article Some elements of a sociology of translation: domestication of the scallops and the fishermen of St Brieuc Bay is one of the most cited in the literature of Science and Technology Studies.
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He was an author in the field of Science and Technology Studies and one of the leading proponents of actor-network theory (ANT) with Madeleine Akrich, John Law and Bruno Latour.
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