Surveiller et prévenir : tremblements de terre et promesses satellitaires

This article deals with the arguments used by the scientists in charge of the satellite Demeter about the possible prediction of earthquakes. The rhetoric of the promise here is twofold: it concerns both the deployment of new techniques and the possibility of a political response to seismic threats....

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Main Author: Jérôme Lamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Les Éditions de la Maison des Sciences de l’Homme 2019-04-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/socio/4569
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description This article deals with the arguments used by the scientists in charge of the satellite Demeter about the possible prediction of earthquakes. The rhetoric of the promise here is twofold: it concerns both the deployment of new techniques and the possibility of a political response to seismic threats. But precisely in the case of a test satellite, this political promise is never clearly formulated. Ambivalent results, epistemic shifts (towards gravity waves) and a refocusing of interests towards China contributed to the relaunch of the promise.
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spelling doaj.art-a253d21e271949d9b1886a94133f450b2024-02-13T15:42:45ZengLes Éditions de la Maison des Sciences de l’HommeSocio2266-31342425-21582019-04-01129711410.4000/socio.4569Surveiller et prévenir : tremblements de terre et promesses satellitairesJérôme LamyThis article deals with the arguments used by the scientists in charge of the satellite Demeter about the possible prediction of earthquakes. The rhetoric of the promise here is twofold: it concerns both the deployment of new techniques and the possibility of a political response to seismic threats. But precisely in the case of a test satellite, this political promise is never clearly formulated. Ambivalent results, epistemic shifts (towards gravity waves) and a refocusing of interests towards China contributed to the relaunch of the promise.https://journals.openedition.org/socio/4569technological promisesearthquakessatellitesspacearguments
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Surveiller et prévenir : tremblements de terre et promesses satellitaires
Socio
technological promises
earthquakes
satellites
space
arguments
title Surveiller et prévenir : tremblements de terre et promesses satellitaires
title_full Surveiller et prévenir : tremblements de terre et promesses satellitaires
title_fullStr Surveiller et prévenir : tremblements de terre et promesses satellitaires
title_full_unstemmed Surveiller et prévenir : tremblements de terre et promesses satellitaires
title_short Surveiller et prévenir : tremblements de terre et promesses satellitaires
title_sort surveiller et prevenir tremblements de terre et promesses satellitaires
topic technological promises
earthquakes
satellites
space
arguments
url https://journals.openedition.org/socio/4569
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