Nicolas Baya Laffite

Nicolas Baya Laffite is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Geneva (UNIGE), appointed in Fall 2021. His work bridges sociology of science and technology with ecological and digital transitions, emphasizing conflict-driven innovation and governance through law-technology-knowledge interactions across local to transnational scales.

Education:

• Doctorate in Social Studies of Science and Technology, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris
• Training in Political Science and Metropolitan Management, University of Buenos Aires

Research Focus: His research explores sociotechnical orders, with a historical emphasis on environmental issues and recent expansion into digital technologies as both tools and objects of conflict analysis. He emphasizes project-based approaches for sustainable development challenges.

Affiliations:

• STSLab, University of Lausanne
• Médialab, Sciences Po
• Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Sciences, Innovations, and Societies (LISIS), University of Paris-Est
• Scientific visits: TU Berlin, Centro CTS (Argentina)