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Emmanuel Henry is a Professor of Sociology at Paris Dauphine-PSL University, where he has been a faculty member since 2013. Prior to this position, he was a lecturer in political science at the Strasbourg Institute of Political Studies. He has held prestigious visiting positions including a visiting fellowship at the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs (2019-2020) and membership at the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (2020-2021). Since January 2022, he has served as scientific deputy director at CNRS Sciences humaines et sociales.
Professor Henry's research focuses on the regulation of toxic products in environmental and workplace settings through the lens of sociology of public problems and public action. His work examines how scientific knowledge and ignorance shape regulatory decisions and non-decisions regarding environmental and occupational health risks. His scholarship continues the tradition of sociology of science that has been renewed by recent research on ignorance. His work spans multiple disciplines including sociology, public policy, environmental health, and science and technology studies.
His research output demonstrates consistent focus on how scientific ignorance and social invisibility contribute to public inaction on occupational health issues. The publications reveal a clear trajectory examining chemical regulation, expertise independence, and the construction of public problems. His work frequently addresses how industry influence permeates regulatory processes through seemingly neutral technical tools, leading to what he terms the 'fabrication of non-problems' - issues that deserve policy attention but are systematically ignored.
Professor Henry has directed significant research initiatives including the INDEX program on the independence of expertise funded by the ANR, which resulted in the publication of the 'Dictionnaire critique de l'expertise' (2015). His scholarly contributions include multiple books and numerous articles in high-impact journals across sociology, public health, and science studies disciplines.
His academic leadership extends to collaborative projects examining chemical environments, occupational health recognition, and corporate authority. His work bridges theoretical sociology with practical policy implications, particularly regarding how regulatory frameworks can be designed to better address environmental and occupational health risks while minimizing industry influence on scientific assessment processes.
