Inventories and lists are an extremely common tool of government, but their stakes and the processes of their development are sometimes overlooked. These seemingly neutral and apolitical artifacts, often described as “boring things”, are in fact particularly rich gateways for analyzing the power relations at work in the implementation of health and environmental policies. Here we focus on two classification systems: the list of “substances subject to authorization” created in the context of the European REACH regulation, which contains toxic substances destined to be withdrawn from the market, and the categorization of veterinary antibiotics by the European Medicines Agency, which aims to preserve molecules of critical importance for human medicine. Derogatory provisions, omissions and blind spots allow these lists to display an objective of change while at the same time preserving the activities of the industries and professionals of these sectors. In doing so, they demonstrate a certain flexibility: they emphasize the urgency to act by regulating certain problematic uses but avoid pronouncing firm bans.
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- Henri Boullier, Karine Bertholon. Classements accommodants. Façonner des listes pour gérer les molécules problématiques. Natures Sciences Sociétés, A paraître, 32 (1). ⟨halshs-04095525⟩
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- ["Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société", 'CNRS - Centre national de la recherche scientifique', 'Université Paris Dauphine - Paris IX', 'IRISSO (Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales)', 'Université Paris sciences et lettres', 'Institut National de Recherche en Agriculture, Alimentation et Environnement', 'Université Paris Dauphine - PSL', "Archives ouvertes des revues d'INRAE", 'Natures Sciences Sociétés']
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- 4095525
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- ['Université Paris Dauphine-PSL', 'Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement']
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- Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales
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- France
Table of Contents
- Submitted on 11 May 2023 1
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- Henri Boullier Karine Bertholon. Classements accommodants. Façonner des listes pour gérer les molécules problématiques. Natures Sciences Sociétés A paraître 32 1. halshs-04095525 1
- Natures Sciences Sociétés 2
- Résumé Mots clés Summary Keywords 2
- E. coli et al. antimicrobials of critical importance 3
- Gouverner par la classification et les listes 3
- La raison graphique 3
- Science and Technology Studies Sorting Things Out Classification and Its Consequences 4
- La liste des substances soumises à autorisation de REACH 5
- Natures Sciences Sociétés a minima E. coli 6
- La catégorisation des antibiotiques vétérinaires de lAgence européenne du médicament 6
- Prudence Caution Restrict 8
- Avoid Avoid Restrict Avoid 9
- Conclusion classer pour réguler sans contraindre 10
- Références 11
- Le pouvoir dindécision. La mise en politique des déchets nucléaires Tracés. Revue de sciences humaines Gouverner un monde toxique Natures Sciences Sociétés Transhumances Négociations 11
- Questions de communication 11
- Environmental History 24 11
- Pyrrhic progress. The history of antibiotics in Anglo-American food production The Lancet infectious diseases 16 Tracés. Revue de Sciences humaines Social studies of science 12
