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‪Produire de l’ignorance plutôt que du savoir ?‪. L’expertise en santé au travail

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  • Émilie Counil
  • Emmanuel Henry

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?This paper analyses the consequences of the increasing reference to scientific expertise in the decision and implementation process of occupational health policy. Based on examples (exposure limits and attributable fractions) taken from an interdisciplinary seminar conducted in 2014-2015, it shows how the measurement or regulation of a problem through biomedical sciences produces blind spots. More indirect implications are also examined through other examples, such as the limitation of trade unions? scope for action. The potential contribution of social sciences and field knowledge is also questioned, notably to uncover the conflicting dimensions of such issues, often rendered invisible by institutional norms of expertise. Finally, the paper suggests launching a broad political debate accessible to non-specialists about collective occupational health issues, a dialogue made difficult by the rise of the afore-mentioned techno-scientific perspective.?

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  • Émilie Counil & Emmanuel Henry, 2016. "‪Produire de l’ignorance plutôt que du savoir ?‪. L’expertise en santé au travail," Travail et Emploi, La DARES, vol. 0(4), pages 5-29.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:teeldc:te_148_0005
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