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The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis.
Paul J. DiMaggio et Walter W. Powell [113-154].
This essay presents neither an overview nor a critique of the new institutionalism in organization theory, nor does it offer a research agenda. Rather, the authors locate the «neoinstitutional» organization theory presented here, first, among the several contemporary institutionalisms, especially those of economies and political science, and, second, within the disciplines of sociology and organization studies, both with reference to the «old» institutionalism and to independent but convergent developments in sociological theory. The authors close te paper with a discussion of several key open questions in institution al analysis.

Social Problems as Collective Behavior
Herbert Blumer (paper introduced by Laurent Riot)
This paper presents to a French audience a major text in sociology of social problems : H. Blumer's text "Social Problems as Collective Behavior". For Blumer, social problems have their existence in a process of collective behavior. This process determines whether social problems will arise, whether they become legitimized, how they are reconstituted in putting planned action into effect. According to Blumer, sociological theory and study of social problems should respect this process.

This doctoral research focuses on the various changes taking place today in Bat Trang, a craft village in Vietnam. Like other transition economies, Vietnam is entering the transition period, marking its openness to international economy and its entry in the global market. In this context, we seek to understand the changes induced during the transition from a planned economy to a market one and to show the specificity of industrial district Bat Trang. To do this, it is necessary to study the social dynamics of political, economic, institutional and social settings that shape the Bat Trang. The reconstruction of the evolving relationship between these articulated actors will illuminate the changes in Bat Trang. Following a socio-anthropological approach and referring to the theory of industrial districts, we were able to carry out a thorough analysis on the mutation of Bat Trang on both political and organizational dimension. The craft village Bat Trang really constitutes a model of transition having the discontinuities and continuities from its old system. With the help of sociological theory of Norbet Elias, we were able to reconstruct the interplay between different actors (social, economic and institutional) that structure the development of Bat Trang, showing dynamics of their interaction. Through our study in Bat Trang, we could also measure the originality of a form of industrial agglomeration in Vietnam. For us, firstly, Bat Trang is a traditional area where people know how to mobilize its expertise and its traditional organization; to overcome its handicaps and to promote an adaptation of its activities. Although there is very little help from the local authority, the firms are in the process of making a technological conversion by either a replacement (from coal-fired kilns to Liquid Petroleum Gas kilns - LPG kilns) or an adaptation (invention new LPG kiln). New introduced actors (clubs, associations) whose main task is to provide technical assistance to firms can create new activities and figure out new ...

Niklas Luhmann and gouvernance
Dietmar Braun et Yannis Papadopoulos
The legacy of the sociologist Niklas Luhmann's work still has an important influence on the public policy analysis in Germany, mainly on the debates and critics implicated by his approach in terms of tuning. After having shortly presented Luhmann's approach of social differentiation into different social sub-systems, this paper sums up some aspects about German controversies on the consequences of governance within contemporary complex societies. It concludes about some empirical limits of such a sociological theory, explicitly radical, and provocative as well.

Social representation is a transdisciplinary concept with multiple definitions. On the basis of the data gathered in Jodelet's original book, we undertook to link up this concept, as studied in the sociology field, in order to incorporate it into two very different frameworks: one theoretical, the other pragmatic. Those provisions, which are voluntarily exclusive, make it possible to understand how that object falls, as a whole, within the humanities. From this epistemological point of view, social representation thus seems to go through the whole dynamic of human knowledge, exploiting and strengthening the concepts of each discipline it infiltrates. As a guideline, we have used the topic of care, which provides us with a basis for concrete reflection. ; La représentation sociale est un concept transdisciplinaire, dont les définitions sont multiples. En nous basant sur les données recueillies dans l'ouvrage princeps de Jodelet, nous avons entrepris de relier cette notion, telle qu'elle a été étudiée dans le champ de la sociologie, afin de l'insérer dans deux cadres bien différents : l'un théorique, l'autre pragmatique. Ceux-ci, volontairement exclusifs, permettent de comprendre comment cet objet s'inscrit, dans sa globalité, au sein des sciences humaines. De ce point de vue épistémologique, la représentation sociale semble traverser ainsi toute la dynamique des connaissances humaines, exploitant et confortant les concepts de chaque discipline qu'elle infiltre. Pour fil conducteur, nous avons utilisé la thématique du soin, qui nous fournit une base de réflexion concrète.

This doctoral research focuses on the various changes taking place today in Bat Trang, a craft village in Vietnam. Like other transition economies, Vietnam is entering the transition period, marking its openness to international economy and its entry in the global market. In this context, we seek to understand the changes induced during the transition from a planned economy to a market one and to show the specificity of industrial district Bat Trang. To do this, it is necessary to study the social dynamics of political, economic, institutional and social settings that shape the Bat Trang. The reconstruction of the evolving relationship between these articulated actors will illuminate the changes in Bat Trang. Following a socio-anthropological approach and referring to the theory of industrial districts, we were able to carry out a thorough analysis on the mutation of Bat Trang on both political and organizational dimension. The craft village Bat Trang really constitutes a model of transition having the discontinuities and continuities from its old system. With the help of sociological theory of Norbet Elias, we were able to reconstruct the interplay between different actors (social, economic and institutional) that structure the development of Bat Trang, showing dynamics of their interaction. Through our study in Bat Trang, we could also measure the originality of a form of industrial agglomeration in Vietnam. For us, firstly, Bat Trang is a traditional area where people know how to mobilize its expertise and its traditional organization; to overcome its handicaps and to promote an adaptation of its activities. Although there is very little help from the local authority, the firms are in the process of making a technological conversion by either a replacement (from coal-fired kilns to Liquid Petroleum Gas kilns - LPG kilns) or an adaptation (invention new LPG kiln). New introduced actors (clubs, associations) whose main task is to provide technical assistance to firms can create new activities and figure out new outlets for marketing. Bat Trang is also an area being institutionalized as manifested by the presence of the industrial and vocational training center. It lives a profound transformation in which the artisans are turning to a more industrialized production. In recent years, it is clear that the Bat Trang receives substantial support from local politics. Of course, we must take into account new phenomena in Bat Trang that exert some influence (negative or positive) on this area development. This is the relocation of activities, low innovation capacity in the industrial district, the weak link to R & D, marketing, etc. To all resolve, it requires mobilization of internal and external resources for a local synergy. ; Cette recherche doctorale porte sur les mutations diverses qui s'opèrent aujourd'hui à Bat Trang, un village de métier au Vietnam. Comme d'autres économies en transition, le Vietnam est entré dans une phase de transition, marquée par son ouverture à l'économie internationale et son inscription au marché mondial. Dans ce contexte, nous cherchons à comprendre les mutations induites lors du passage d'une économie planifiée à une économie de marché et à montrer la spécificité de l'agglomération industrielle du district de Bat Trang. Pour ce faire, il convient d'étudier la dynamique sociale des acteurs politiques, économiques, institutionnels et sociaux qui forment la configuration de Bat Trang. La reconstitution de l'évolution des relations articulées entre ces acteurs permettra d'éclairer les mutations de Bat Trang. En suivant une approche socio-anthropologique et en nous référant à la théorie des districts industriels, nous avons procédé à une analyse approfondie de la mutation de Bat Trang sur la dimension tant politique qu'organisationnelle. Le village de métier de Bat Trang constitue un véritable modèle de transition portant des ruptures et des continuités par rapport à son système antérieur. A l'aide de la théorie sociologique de Norbet Elias, nous avons reconstitué le jeu entre les différents acteurs (sociaux, économiques et institutionnels) qui structurent le développement de Bat Trang, en montrant la dynamique de leur interaction constante. À travers l'étude de Bat Trang, nous avons aussi mesuré l'originalité d'une forme d'agglomération industrielle au Vietnam. Pour nous, Bat Trang, c'est tout d'abord une zone traditionnelle qui a su s'appuyer sur son savoir-faire et son organisation traditionnelle ; qui a su surmonter ses handicaps pour promouvoir l'adaptation de toutes ses activités. Bien qu'il existe très peu d'aides des autorités locales, les entreprises de la zone sont en train d'opérer une conversion de leur technologie par un remplacement (des fours à charbon par des fours à gaz) ou une adaptation (invention de nouveaux fours à gaz). Les nouveaux acteurs introduits dans le système (club, association) ont pour tâche principale de fournir une assistance aux entreprises qui peuvent ainsi créer de nouvelles filières d'activités et trouver de nouveaux débouchés de commercialisation. Bat Trang constitue également une zone en cours d'institutionnalisation qui se manifeste par la création de la zone industrielle et d'un centre de formation professionnelle. La transformation profonde de Bat Trang amène les artisans à se tourner vers une production plus industrialisée. Au cours des dernières années, la zone de Bat Trang a reçu, à l'évidence, un appui important des autorités locales, qui ont lancé des actions de politique locale. Nous avons également pris en compte des nouveaux phénomènes qui exercent une certaine influence, négative ou positive, sur le développement de la zone de Bat Trang : délocalisation des activités, faible capacité d'innovation du district, les liens avec la R&D, marketing etc. Pour résoudre les problèmes auxquels la zone est confrontée aujourd'hui, il faudrait une mobilisation des ressources internes et externes pour développer une synergie locale.

This doctoral research focuses on the various changes taking place today in Bat Trang, a craft village in Vietnam. Like other transition economies, Vietnam is entering the transition period, marking its openness to international economy and its entry in the global market. In this context, we seek to understand the changes induced during the transition from a planned economy to a market one and to show the specificity of industrial district Bat Trang. To do this, it is necessary to study the social dynamics of political, economic, institutional and social settings that shape the Bat Trang. The reconstruction of the evolving relationship between these articulated actors will illuminate the changes in Bat Trang. Following a socio-anthropological approach and referring to the theory of industrial districts, we were able to carry out a thorough analysis on the mutation of Bat Trang on both political and organizational dimension. The craft village Bat Trang really constitutes a model of transition having the discontinuities and continuities from its old system. With the help of sociological theory of Norbet Elias, we were able to reconstruct the interplay between different actors (social, economic and institutional) that structure the development of Bat Trang, showing dynamics of their interaction. Through our study in Bat Trang, we could also measure the originality of a form of industrial agglomeration in Vietnam. For us, firstly, Bat Trang is a traditional area where people know how to mobilize its expertise and its traditional organization; to overcome its handicaps and to promote an adaptation of its activities. Although there is very little help from the local authority, the firms are in the process of making a technological conversion by either a replacement (from coal-fired kilns to Liquid Petroleum Gas kilns - LPG kilns) or an adaptation (invention new LPG kiln). New introduced actors (clubs, associations) whose main task is to provide technical assistance to firms can create new activities and figure out new outlets for marketing. Bat Trang is also an area being institutionalized as manifested by the presence of the industrial and vocational training center. It lives a profound transformation in which the artisans are turning to a more industrialized production. In recent years, it is clear that the Bat Trang receives substantial support from local politics. Of course, we must take into account new phenomena in Bat Trang that exert some influence (negative or positive) on this area development. This is the relocation of activities, low innovation capacity in the industrial district, the weak link to R & D, marketing, etc. To all resolve, it requires mobilization of internal and external resources for a local synergy. ; Cette recherche doctorale porte sur les mutations diverses qui s'opèrent aujourd'hui à Bat Trang, un village de métier au Vietnam. Comme d'autres économies en transition, le Vietnam est entré dans une phase de transition, marquée par son ouverture à l'économie internationale et son inscription au marché mondial. Dans ce contexte, nous cherchons à comprendre les mutations induites lors du passage d'une économie planifiée à une économie de marché et à montrer la spécificité de l'agglomération industrielle du district de Bat Trang. Pour ce faire, il convient d'étudier la dynamique sociale des acteurs politiques, économiques, institutionnels et sociaux qui forment la configuration de Bat Trang. La reconstitution de l'évolution des relations articulées entre ces acteurs permettra d'éclairer les mutations de Bat Trang. En suivant une approche socio-anthropologique et en nous référant à la théorie des districts industriels, nous avons procédé à une analyse approfondie de la mutation de Bat Trang sur la dimension tant politique qu'organisationnelle. Le village de métier de Bat Trang constitue un véritable modèle de transition portant des ruptures et des continuités par rapport à son système antérieur. A l'aide de la théorie sociologique de Norbet Elias, nous avons reconstitué le jeu entre les différents acteurs (sociaux, économiques et institutionnels) qui structurent le développement de Bat Trang, en montrant la dynamique de leur interaction constante. À travers l'étude de Bat Trang, nous avons aussi mesuré l'originalité d'une forme d'agglomération industrielle au Vietnam. Pour nous, Bat Trang, c'est tout d'abord une zone traditionnelle qui a su s'appuyer sur son savoir-faire et son organisation traditionnelle ; qui a su surmonter ses handicaps pour promouvoir l'adaptation de toutes ses activités. Bien qu'il existe très peu d'aides des autorités locales, les entreprises de la zone sont en train d'opérer une conversion de leur technologie par un remplacement (des fours à charbon par des fours à gaz) ou une adaptation (invention de nouveaux fours à gaz). Les nouveaux acteurs introduits dans le système (club, association) ont pour tâche principale de fournir une assistance aux entreprises qui peuvent ainsi créer de nouvelles filières d'activités et trouver de nouveaux débouchés de commercialisation. Bat Trang constitue également une zone en cours d'institutionnalisation qui se manifeste par la création de la zone industrielle et d'un centre de formation professionnelle. La transformation profonde de Bat Trang amène les artisans à se tourner vers une production plus industrialisée. Au cours des dernières années, la zone de Bat Trang a reçu, à l'évidence, un appui important des autorités locales, qui ont lancé des actions de politique locale. Nous avons également pris en compte des nouveaux phénomènes qui exercent une certaine influence, négative ou positive, sur le développement de la zone de Bat Trang : délocalisation des activités, faible capacité d'innovation du district, les liens avec la R&D, marketing etc. Pour résoudre les problèmes auxquels la zone est confrontée aujourd'hui, il faudrait une mobilisation des ressources internes et externes pour développer une synergie locale.

This doctoral research focuses on the various changes taking place today in Bat Trang, a craft village in Vietnam. Like other transition economies, Vietnam is entering the transition period, marking its openness to international economy and its entry in the global market. In this context, we seek to understand the changes induced during the transition from a planned economy to a market one and to show the specificity of industrial district Bat Trang. To do this, it is necessary to study the social dynamics of political, economic, institutional and social settings that shape the Bat Trang. The reconstruction of the evolving relationship between these articulated actors will illuminate the changes in Bat Trang. Following a socio-anthropological approach and referring to the theory of industrial districts, we were able to carry out a thorough analysis on the mutation of Bat Trang on both political and organizational dimension. The craft village Bat Trang really constitutes a model of transition having the discontinuities and continuities from its old system. With the help of sociological theory of Norbet Elias, we were able to reconstruct the interplay between different actors (social, economic and institutional) that structure the development of Bat Trang, showing dynamics of their interaction. Through our study in Bat Trang, we could also measure the originality of a form of industrial agglomeration in Vietnam. For us, firstly, Bat Trang is a traditional area where people know how to mobilize its expertise and its traditional organization; to overcome its handicaps and to promote an adaptation of its activities. Although there is very little help from the local authority, the firms are in the process of making a technological conversion by either a replacement (from coal-fired kilns to Liquid Petroleum Gas kilns - LPG kilns) or an adaptation (invention new LPG kiln). New introduced actors (clubs, associations) whose main task is to provide technical assistance to firms can create new activities and figure out new outlets for marketing. Bat Trang is also an area being institutionalized as manifested by the presence of the industrial and vocational training center. It lives a profound transformation in which the artisans are turning to a more industrialized production. In recent years, it is clear that the Bat Trang receives substantial support from local politics. Of course, we must take into account new phenomena in Bat Trang that exert some influence (negative or positive) on this area development. This is the relocation of activities, low innovation capacity in the industrial district, the weak link to R & D, marketing, etc. To all resolve, it requires mobilization of internal and external resources for a local synergy. ; Cette recherche doctorale porte sur les mutations diverses qui s'opèrent aujourd'hui à Bat Trang, un village de métier au Vietnam. Comme d'autres économies en transition, le Vietnam est entré dans une phase de transition, marquée par son ouverture à l'économie internationale et son inscription au marché mondial. Dans ce contexte, nous cherchons à comprendre les mutations induites lors du passage d'une économie planifiée à une économie de marché et à montrer la spécificité de l'agglomération industrielle du district de Bat Trang. Pour ce faire, il convient d'étudier la dynamique sociale des acteurs politiques, économiques, institutionnels et sociaux qui forment la configuration de Bat Trang. La reconstitution de l'évolution des relations articulées entre ces acteurs permettra d'éclairer les mutations de Bat Trang. En suivant une approche socio-anthropologique et en nous référant à la théorie des districts industriels, nous avons procédé à une analyse approfondie de la mutation de Bat Trang sur la dimension tant politique qu'organisationnelle. Le village de métier de Bat Trang constitue un véritable modèle de transition portant des ruptures et des continuités par rapport à son système antérieur. A l'aide de la théorie sociologique de Norbet Elias, nous avons reconstitué le jeu entre les différents acteurs (sociaux, économiques et institutionnels) qui structurent le développement de Bat Trang, en montrant la dynamique de leur interaction constante. À travers l'étude de Bat Trang, nous avons aussi mesuré l'originalité d'une forme d'agglomération industrielle au Vietnam. Pour nous, Bat Trang, c'est tout d'abord une zone traditionnelle qui a su s'appuyer sur son savoir-faire et son organisation traditionnelle ; qui a su surmonter ses handicaps pour promouvoir l'adaptation de toutes ses activités. Bien qu'il existe très peu d'aides des autorités locales, les entreprises de la zone sont en train d'opérer une conversion de leur technologie par un remplacement (des fours à charbon par des fours à gaz) ou une adaptation (invention de nouveaux fours à gaz). Les nouveaux acteurs introduits dans le système (club, association) ont pour tâche principale de fournir une assistance aux entreprises qui peuvent ainsi créer de nouvelles filières d'activités et trouver de nouveaux débouchés de commercialisation. Bat Trang constitue également une zone en cours d'institutionnalisation qui se manifeste par la création de la zone industrielle et d'un centre de formation professionnelle. La transformation profonde de Bat Trang amène les artisans à se tourner vers une production plus industrialisée. Au cours des dernières années, la zone de Bat Trang a reçu, à l'évidence, un appui important des autorités locales, qui ont lancé des actions de politique locale. Nous avons également pris en compte des nouveaux phénomènes qui exercent une certaine influence, négative ou positive, sur le développement de la zone de Bat Trang : délocalisation des activités, faible capacité d'innovation du district, les liens avec la R&D, marketing etc. Pour résoudre les problèmes auxquels la zone est confrontée aujourd'hui, il faudrait une mobilisation des ressources internes et externes pour développer une synergie locale.

Towards a Sociological Theory of Interconfessional Marriages.
In a semi-traditional society like ancien regime Hungary, interconfessional marriages constitute an exception to the rule of religious homogamy, linked to growing secularization and the Churches' declining control over moral socialization and choice of spouse. Historical analysis of mixed marriages, based on Hungarian marriage statisties, reveals, after a long-term upward tendency, stagnation of mixed marriage between the two wars, a relaxation of the taboos bearing on it during the wars, a considerably higher rate of mixed marriage in urban areas, and marked differences in this respect between Catholics, Protestants and Jews. Anti-jewish ostracism did not prevent a steady increase in Jewish-Christian marriages until the eve of the Hitlerian genocide. The inequalities between the sexes and between the confessional groups in relation to mixed marriage are expressed, inter alia, in the differential probabilities of being converted and of imposing an agreement on the religion of the future children. If mixed marriages are distinguished from others by low fertility and high instability, this is mainly because of their particular demographie pattern (late age of marriage, high recruitment from the educated middle strata of Hungarian society, etc.).

The European Parliament is at the center of the debate on the legitimacy of the European Union. By defining representation from the substance of representative activity (and not as a mere relationship of delegation), this study aims at exploring the work of the Euro-Mps in its various facets (law making, party leadership, defence of local interests, control of the European Commission, etc.). In response to the shortcomings of institutionalist and utilisarian analyses of parlementary behaviours, I rely on the motivational theory of roles, which defines roles as patterns of interrelated goals, attitudes and behaviours of people in particular positions (D. Searing). I resort to a typological approach based on the meaning given by actors to their activities to study the 5th term of the European Paliament (1999-2004). Quantitative and interview data reveal a diversity of representative behaviours, which can be regrouped into five models of roles: the animator, the specialist, the intermediary, the outsider and the dilettante. In then demonstrate that parliamentarians choose a model of role following their personal ambitions and carrer goals, on the side, and, on the other side, normative principles such as their conception of democracy and al legitimate European political order. ; Le Parlement européen est au cœur du débat sur la légitimité de l'Union européenne. En définissant le représentation à partir de la substance de l'activité représentative et non comme une simple relation de délégation, cette étude à pour ambition d'explorer le travail des députés européens dans ces multiples facettes (élaboration de la législation, encadrement partisan, défense des intérêts locaux, contrôle de la Commission européenne, etc.). Face aux insuffisances des analyses institutionnalistes et utilitaristes des pratiques parlementaires, nous nous inspirons de la théorie motivationnelle des rôles qui définit ceux-ci comme des configurations d'objectifs, d'attitudes et de comportements propres à une personne occupant une position ...

How methodologically and theoretically valid is Luhmann's sociological theory based on the idea of an "autopoietic", self-referential system? Every system is said do define itself as a difference with its environment. This theory is tested in relation to the (now nearly) extinct Soviet economies and the divergent, erratic patterns that have ensued. According to Luhmann, the economy is a self-contained system, like other systems in society (law, politics, etc.), this différenciation into systems being typical of modernity. The economic system reproduces itself through the chaining of payments, using money as a medium. It swings back and forth between variety (freedom and indeterminacy) and redundancy (constraint and hierarchical decision-making). Refusing differentiation, Communism sought to modernize the economy by exercising, through a single party, political control over all of society. The political system tried to command the economic system, running it like a machine. This broke the chain of payments, undermined actors' probability-based expectations and stifled the economy. In turn, patronage networks proliferated, since they were the only defense against the lack of variety. Communism is not a system that can be compared to another system. In relation to modernity, it represented an "internal protest" and a "critical self-description". It was also an attempt, undertaken in countries "irritated" and disturbed by the challenge of modernity, to achieve modern development without the inevitability of differentiation. Following the collapse of Communism, the ways of "exiting" from it depend on the historical and cultural context with regard to functional differentiation.

We observe from the 1970s theoretical models and diversification mechanisms of scientific publicizing seeing compile the three forms are popular, scientific and cultural activities more recently public debate establishing a democratic dialogue in social controversies scientists. This phenomenon of theoretical diversification takes place at the intersection of issues combining epistemological, communicative and ultimately political questions. However, if the philosopher Jürgen Habermas saw a direct determination of epistemological positioning of actors / agents research into their communication practices within such devices, this perspective appears ill-suited in terms of observations and contemporary sociological theory. A theoretical practice giving a prevalence of the theory of communicative practice can satisfactorily address or social issues taking place in the theory itself, or to objectify so distanced phenomena own objectification of social relations complex science companies. The main risk is the integration of cultural norms and values of a specific scientific field in the results of theoretical activities themselves socio-professional habitus. This work on the cultural values and practices of the actors / agents involved in the research phenomena publicizing science, we have developed four empirical components in the preparation of a thesis in Information Science and communication. The first three components are based on a semi-structured interview corpus, observations and analysis of content generated by research actors involved in three separate devices and corresponding, within certain limits, the above theoretical models: a popular publication, the 2009 and 2010 editions of the Festival of Science, and the deliberations of the National Commission for Public Debate on Nanotechnology and issues. The fourth part focuses on the study of intra-academic training of doctoral recipients multidisciplinary communication, information and scientific mediation, opening our analysis to the observation of ...

In one of his latter works, Stüdien über die Deutschen (Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am
Main, 1989), Norbert Elias, the famous sociologist of Jewish-German origin
(b. Breslau 1897, d. Amsterdam 1990), defends the thesis that it is both possible
and necessary to understand and explain Nazism and the extermination of
Jews. Whether it is by Elias's own theory of social exclusion, or by his modified
version of historical sociology that examines the German habitus and collective
identity (or lack thereof), the author agrees that "to understand and explain"
would in fact summarize the mission of sociology, which must thus contribute
to avoiding other Nazisms and other genocides. Or this preventive task cannot
be achieved by the mere recollection and condemnation of history.

The aim of this research is to analyze the political dynamics of the formation of genetically modified organisms as a public problem through television mediation. In an effort to distance this work from classic sociological theory of public problems, best embodied by constructivism, this thesis follows a pragmatic approach. Such as theoretical standpoint enables us to demonstrate that problems are formed through processes of enquiry which lead to the formation of specific publics. These publics will reconfigure the perceived consequences of problems, and try to make a situation worthy of consideration by public authorities. To refer to problems as experiences is to consider their origin as an occurrence of novelty, which alters one's relationship to the world, and establishes a demand for meaning. As it is shown in this work, the formation of GMOs as a public problem is inseparable from the awareness of the spectacular emergence of genetic manipulation in the 70's, which can be considered as one of the major scientific events of the known world.The strong connection between events and public problems is both paramount and innovative, as it allows us to understand how in the mid 90's GM food organisms are formed as public problems by a variety of social agents, among which the television. If public problems create an arena of dispute composed of many public scenes, the television acts as a public scene which harbors and engages in the publicization process. As a provider of problematization, it plays a key role in singling out the scientific event and the public problem it gives rise to, through framing, reframing, and various mediation operations which include political publics and agents. In this work, the collective dynamics at work are central to the hypothesis that a problem constitutes a key moment of transformation during which society engages in self-reflexive and self-productive processes. ; Etudier la dynamique politique de la constitution du problème public des OGM au prisme de sa médiatisation ...