From a perspective informed by science and technology studies, the authors propose to establish a general diagnosis on the regulation of publication practices and suggest methods of analysis by drawing on old and recent cases that have been questionning research integrity.

Introduces the notions of ontological uncertainty and of problematization sites for the analysis of innovation and discusses political implications.

Examines the pragmatic efficacy of a the diagrammatic presentation of managerial problems in a consultancy slideshow through an ethnographic analysis of a consultancy mission, and discusses findings in the light of a pragmatist approach.

Describes the early stages of a large-scale public bicycle rental program in Paris, focusing on controversies around the envisioned urban and economic model.

Provides original sociological research on the development of consumer credit scoring in the United States and its links to subprime mortgage finance.

Presents a case study on the Arizona Stock Exchange, with an emphasis on how exchange automation altered the definition of the market.

Clarifies the potentials of the notion of exploration for the analysis of the uncertain and collective nature of entrepreneurship, and provides detailed examination of a case study on a French academic spin-off.

Examines the process of standardization-codification of references and the policing of statements on the principles of sustainable development in the context of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).

Reviews debates on the performativity of economics from the vantage point of a general anthropology of modern economic reason.

Examines the changing roles of science exhibitions from places of 'cold' science, where secure, closed and fixed knowledge is communicated, to places that increasingly engage with 'hot', controversial research and open debates.