Philippe Sormani Ph.D.
Philippe Sormani Ph.D.
Universität Luzern, Kultur + Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät,
Soziologisches Seminar
Frohburgstrasse 3, Postfach 4466
CH-6002 Luzern
Tel. +41 (0)41 229 59 37
Mail: L_hc__ulinu--inamros__eppilihp
Since April 2011 research collaborator on the SNSF-Project "Epistemic Practice, Social Organization, and Scientific Culture. Configurations of Nanoscale Research in Switzerland" (http://www.unilu.ch/eng/configuring_nanoscale_research_187480.html ).
Research interests:
Laboratory studies and social studies of science; ethnography, ethnomethodology and video analysis; higher education and research policy; research evaluation
Memberships in academic organizations:
SSA: Swiss Sociological Association
STS-CH: Swiss Association for the Studies of Science, Technology and Society
IIEMCA: International Institute for Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
OSPS: Observatoire Science, Politique & Société, Université de Lausanne
Publications:
Edited Books
Sormani, Ph., González-Martínez, E., Bovet, A. (Eds.) (2011): "Discovering Work: Ethnomethodological Studies in the Natural Sciences", Special issue of Ethnographic Studies, n° 12, Dezember 2011.
Benninghoff, M., Sormani, Ph. (Eds.) (2006): "Identités Académiques" , Carnet de Bord, n° 11, September 2006.
Journal Articles
Sormani, Ph. (2011): "The Jubilatory YES! On the Instant Appraisal of an Experimental Finding", Ethnographic Studies, n° 12, pp. 59-77.
Sormani, Ph., González-Martínez, E., Bovet, A. (2011): "Discovering Work: A Topical Introduction", Ethnographic Studies, n° 12, pp. 1-11.
- Laurier, E., Lorimer, H., Brown, B., Sormani, Ph. et al. (2008): "Driving and 'passengering': notes on the natural organization of ordinary car travel", in Mobilities, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1-23.
- Benninghoff M., Sormani, Ph. (2006): "Identités académiques: discours normatifs et pratiques interprétatives" [introduction au numéro spécial Identités académiques], in Carnets de bord. N° 11, pp. 3-6.
- Sormani, Ph. (2003): "Catégorisation sociale et courant sociologique : comment l’une peut servir à disqualifier l’autre", in Carnets de bord. N° 6, pp. 56-62.
Articles in Edited Volumes
Sormani, Ph. (2011): "L’ordinaire dans l’’ésotérique’", in Olszewska, B., Barthélémy, M., Laugier, S. (Eds.) Les données de l’enquête. Paris: PUF, pp. 167-198.
Benninghoff, M., Sormani, Ph. (2008): "Culture in Interaction: Academic Identities in Laboratory Work", in J. Välimaa and O.-H. Ylijoki (eds.), Cultural Perspectives on Higher Education. Berlin: Springer.
- Sormani, Ph., Benninghoff, M. (2008): "Metaphorical Moves: 'Scientific Expertise' in Research Policy Studies", in T. Carver and J. Pikalo (eds.), Politics, Language and Metaphor. London: Routledge.
- Sormani, Ph., Benninghoff, M. (2006): "Catégorisations en interaction: identités académiques et recherche expérimentale", in Leresche J.-Ph, Benninghoff M., Crettaz von Roten F. et Merz M. (eds.) La fabrique des sciences. Des institutions aux pratiques, Lausanne: PPUR, pp. 183-200.
- Sormani, Ph. (2006): "Comment orienter une recherche orientée ? L’énonciation du discours comme enjeu de l’interaction" in Leresche, J.-Ph, Benninghoff, M., Crettaz von Roten, F. et Merz, M. (eds.) La fabrique des sciences. Des institutions aux pratiques, Lausanne : PPUR, pp. 201-218.
- Bovet A., Sormani Ph. (2004): "Order in disorder : rule-governed actions as socio-logical phenomena", in Van Dijkum C., Blasius J., Kleijer H. and van Hilten B. (eds.) Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Social Science Methodology. Amsterdam : University of Amsterdam.
