SAPS_Les Sciences et recherches participatives (SRP) et l'ouverture à des collectifs en zone rurale et péri-urbaine en Lorraine // SAPS_Participatory Sciences and Research and outreach to community groups in rural and peri-urban areas in Lorraine
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ABG-139879
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Sujet de Thèse | |
| 18/07/2026 |
Université de Lorraine
METZ - Grand Est - France
SAPS_Les Sciences et recherches participatives (SRP) et l'ouverture à des collectifs en zone rurale et péri-urbaine en Lorraine // SAPS_Participatory Sciences and Research and outreach to community groups in rural and peri-urban areas in Lorraine
sciences participatives, boutique des sciences, engagement, publics actifs, tiers secteur
Participatory sciences, Sciences shop, engagement, audience, third sector
Participatory sciences, Sciences shop, engagement, audience, third sector
Description du sujet
Depuis une dizaine d'années, la participation en recherche tend à une institutionnalisation. Quelques moments clés jalonnent cette institutionnalisation. En 2012, la formalisation des notions de sciences et recherches participatives par la mission « sciences en société » du CNRS, suivie de la création en 2014 du GDR « Participatory Action Research and Citizen Science » visent à faire émerger une communauté de pratiques. L'année suivante la mission « rapports sciences-société » est désormais considérée comme une mission supplémentaire des universités. En 2016, le rapport Houllier (Houllier, Merilhou-Goudard, 2016) pose les bases de bonnes pratiques en SRP et ouvre la voie en 2021 au fléchage de 1% du budget dédié à la recherche vers le dialogue société (Ruano-Borbalan, Bocquet, 2018, Lefebvre, Savoia, Bocquet, 2019). L'« essor du fait participatif » (Piponnier, Ségur, 2022) dans le domaine de la recherche ne résulte pas que de décisions politiques. Il répond à des critiques portées de l'intérieur (par les chercheurs) comme de l'extérieur (par la société civile) quant aux modes de productions de la recherche. Ainsi, confrontées à des questions de soutenabilités ou de transitions écologique ou/et solidaire, différentes voix scientifiques ont contribué à faire émerger ce que certains appellent deux nouveaux régimes de recherche plus à même de répondre aux nouveaux enjeux posés par la société (Barré R., Jollivet M. 2023) : les recherches interdisciplinaires et les recherches participatives. Le second régime vient répondre à un besoin de pluraliser les voix au cœur du processus de production de la recherche. Il s'agit notamment de sortir du monopole de la production de la connaissance scientifique par la seule communauté de chercheurs. L'idée de pluralisation des savoirs et de lutte contre les injustices épistémiques visent à établir un rapport plus juste entre les diverses formes de savoirs et leurs porteurs/euses (Carrel, Fiorini, Gaudillière, Godrie, 2025). Dans une volonté de transformation sociale, les nouveaux collectifs de recherche partent de l'hypothèse qu'il convient non plus de partir de besoins supposés mais des interrogations concrètes provenant de la société civile (Lefebvre, Savoia, Bocquet, 2019). Cette thèse entend documenter les modes d'engagement des publics ruraux dans les collectifs de recherche hybride. Le cadre théorique envisagé se rapproche des analyses en termes d'intermédiation de la recherche (bien que la notion de médiation en SIC soit bien distincte de celle de vulgarisation) qui propose une analyse du champ émergent des SRP sans négliger l'importance des collectifs impliqués dans ces démarches, des dispositifs et outils mobilisés en rupture avec un modèle linéaire d'information, d'éducation ou de dialogue initiés par les seuls chercheurs. Elle s'inscrit dans une approche de co-production des savoirs par des réseaux sociotechniques (Callon, Lascoumes et Barthe, 2001) et sur des modèles d'action plus actifs, selon des approches pragmatiques et interactionnistes, où l'engagement revêt différentes formes et figures (Millerand, 2021) qu'il s'agit de documenter.
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Over the past decade or so, participation in research has been moving towards institutionalisation. A number of key milestones have marked this process. In 2012, the formalisation of the concepts of participatory science and research by the CNRS's ‘Science in Society' mission, followed by the creation in 2014 of the GDR ‘Participatory Action Research and Citizen Science', aimed to foster the emergence of a community of practice. The following year, the ‘Science-Society Relations' mission was recognised as an additional remit for universities. In 2016, the Houllier report (Houllier, Merilhou-Goudard, 2016) laid the foundations for good practice in Participatory Action Research and Citizen Science (Sciences et Recherches Participatives - SRP in french) and paved the way, in 2021, for 1 per cent of the research budget to be earmarked for dialogue with society (Ruano-Borbalan, Bocquet, 2018, Lefebvre, Savoia, Bocquet, 2019).
The ‘rise of participatory approaches' (Piponnier, Ségur, 2022) in the field of research is not solely the result of political decisions. It responds to criticisms levelled both from within (by researchers) and from outside (by civil society) regarding the ways in which research is conducted. Thus, faced with issues of sustainability or ecological and/or social transitions, various scientific voices have helped to bring about what some call two new research regimes better equipped to address the new challenges posed by society (Barré R., Jollivet M. 2023): interdisciplinary research and participatory research. The second framework addresses the need to pluralise the voices at the heart of the research production process. In particular, it seeks to move away from the monopoly on the production of scientific knowledge held solely by the research community. The idea of pluralising knowledge and combating epistemic injustices aims to establish a fairer relationship between the various forms of knowledge and their bearers (Carrel, Fiorini, Gaudillière, Godrie, 2025). In a drive for social transformation, the new research collectives operate on the assumption that the starting point should no longer be supposed needs, but rather concrete questions arising from civil society (Lefebvre, Savoia, Bocquet, 2019). However, in practice, the persistence of a social division of labour in research and of criteria for excellence does not foster either interdisciplinarity or the hybrid collectives characteristic of the social and political sciences.
This thesis aims to document the ways in which rural communities engage with hybrid research collectives. The proposed theoretical framework is closely aligned with analyses of research intermediation (although the concept of mediation in science, technology and society is quite distinct from that of popularisation), which offers an analysis of the emerging field of SRP without neglecting the importance of the collectives involved in these initiatives, the mechanisms and tools employed, which break with a linear model of information, education or dialogue initiated solely by researchers. It forms part of an approach to the co-production of knowledge by socio-technical networks (Callon, Lascoumes and Barthe, 2001) and is based on more active models of action, following pragmatic and interactionist approaches, where engagement takes various forms and manifestations (Millerand, 2021) that need to be documented.
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Début de la thèse : 01/11/2026
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Over the past decade or so, participation in research has been moving towards institutionalisation. A number of key milestones have marked this process. In 2012, the formalisation of the concepts of participatory science and research by the CNRS's ‘Science in Society' mission, followed by the creation in 2014 of the GDR ‘Participatory Action Research and Citizen Science', aimed to foster the emergence of a community of practice. The following year, the ‘Science-Society Relations' mission was recognised as an additional remit for universities. In 2016, the Houllier report (Houllier, Merilhou-Goudard, 2016) laid the foundations for good practice in Participatory Action Research and Citizen Science (Sciences et Recherches Participatives - SRP in french) and paved the way, in 2021, for 1 per cent of the research budget to be earmarked for dialogue with society (Ruano-Borbalan, Bocquet, 2018, Lefebvre, Savoia, Bocquet, 2019).
The ‘rise of participatory approaches' (Piponnier, Ségur, 2022) in the field of research is not solely the result of political decisions. It responds to criticisms levelled both from within (by researchers) and from outside (by civil society) regarding the ways in which research is conducted. Thus, faced with issues of sustainability or ecological and/or social transitions, various scientific voices have helped to bring about what some call two new research regimes better equipped to address the new challenges posed by society (Barré R., Jollivet M. 2023): interdisciplinary research and participatory research. The second framework addresses the need to pluralise the voices at the heart of the research production process. In particular, it seeks to move away from the monopoly on the production of scientific knowledge held solely by the research community. The idea of pluralising knowledge and combating epistemic injustices aims to establish a fairer relationship between the various forms of knowledge and their bearers (Carrel, Fiorini, Gaudillière, Godrie, 2025). In a drive for social transformation, the new research collectives operate on the assumption that the starting point should no longer be supposed needs, but rather concrete questions arising from civil society (Lefebvre, Savoia, Bocquet, 2019). However, in practice, the persistence of a social division of labour in research and of criteria for excellence does not foster either interdisciplinarity or the hybrid collectives characteristic of the social and political sciences.
This thesis aims to document the ways in which rural communities engage with hybrid research collectives. The proposed theoretical framework is closely aligned with analyses of research intermediation (although the concept of mediation in science, technology and society is quite distinct from that of popularisation), which offers an analysis of the emerging field of SRP without neglecting the importance of the collectives involved in these initiatives, the mechanisms and tools employed, which break with a linear model of information, education or dialogue initiated solely by researchers. It forms part of an approach to the co-production of knowledge by socio-technical networks (Callon, Lascoumes and Barthe, 2001) and is based on more active models of action, following pragmatic and interactionist approaches, where engagement takes various forms and manifestations (Millerand, 2021) that need to be documented.
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Début de la thèse : 01/11/2026
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Plan Investissement d'Avenir (Idex, Labex)
Présentation établissement et labo d'accueil
Université de Lorraine
Etablissement délivrant le doctorat
Université de Lorraine
Ecole doctorale
411 HNFB - Humanités Nouvelles-Fernand Braudel
Profil du candidat
Titulaire d'un master 2 en sciences humaines et sociale avec une priorité donnée aux avec une appétence pour la recherche qualitative et participative.
Compétences scientifiques attendues :
➢ Connaissance des techniques d'enquête en sciences humaines et sociales en particulier qualitatives.
➢ Une initiation préalable aux recherches dans le domaine des sciences et de leurs modes de production serait appréciée.
Autres qualités attendues :
➢ Autonomie, curiosité, rigueur, bon relationnel, capacité à travailler en équipe.
Une audition est prévue le 21/09/26, à Nancy ou en visio.
Holder of a Master's degree in humanities and social sciences, with preference given to candidates with an interest in qualitative and participatory research. Required research skills: ➢ Knowledge of research methods in the humanities and social sciences, particularly qualitative methods. ➢ Prior exposure to research in the field of science and its methods of production would be an advantage. Languages: ➢ Working language: French. ➢ English would be an advantage. Other required qualities: ➢ Independence, curiosity, rigour, good interpersonal skills, ability to work as part of a team. A hearing is planned for September 21, 2026 (Nancy-Fr or videoconference)
Holder of a Master's degree in humanities and social sciences, with preference given to candidates with an interest in qualitative and participatory research. Required research skills: ➢ Knowledge of research methods in the humanities and social sciences, particularly qualitative methods. ➢ Prior exposure to research in the field of science and its methods of production would be an advantage. Languages: ➢ Working language: French. ➢ English would be an advantage. Other required qualities: ➢ Independence, curiosity, rigour, good interpersonal skills, ability to work as part of a team. A hearing is planned for September 21, 2026 (Nancy-Fr or videoconference)
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