Stève Bernardin

Stève Bernardin is a Lecturer in Sociology at Gustave Eiffel University and a researcher at LATTS (Laboratoire Techniques, Territoires, Sociétés), with additional teaching roles at AP-HP and École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. His work critically examines how scientific communities frame public problems through sociological and historical lenses.

His educational trajectory includes:

• Doctoral thesis in Political Science at University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
• Sociology of Science studies at Harvard University as Fulbright scholar

Research focuses on the construction of public problems in technological domains, particularly road safety history in the United States, smart city development, and autonomous vehicle deployment. Inspired by Joseph Gusfield's legacy, his methodology emphasizes fieldwork to analyze how technical solutions reshape social problem definitions and political discourse. Current projects investigate private-sector influence on public problem framing.

His 2015 publications establish foundational work on traffic safety as a socially constructed problem, revealing transitions from public relations tactics to political theory frameworks. These studies demonstrate how scientific actors mediate between technical systems and societal values, with implications for contemporary smart city governance.

Award recognition includes:

• International Prize Jean Widmer (2016) for "Taking the Problem to the People" in Technology and Culture

As a Fulbright and Arthur Sachs scholar at Harvard's Program on Science, Technology and Society, he secured significant research funding. Public records indicate no formal student advising roles. His LATTS laboratory affiliation enables interdisciplinary collaboration on urban technology governance.