Saisir les pratiques agricoles respectueuses de l’environnement.Quelle posture du sociologue face à l’agronome ?

Sciences de la Société

关键词: environment;    practical reasoning;    farmers;    sociologist’s approach;    agronomist’s approach;   

DOI  :  10.4000/sds.3686

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Addressing environmental issues in agriculture requires research that brings together the biotechnical sciences and the social sciences. The purpose of this article is to describe how the sociologist’s approach and the agronomist’s approach can complement one another in this kind of research. To do so, it analyzes two types of situations the author (a sociologist) commonly encounters  : In the first case, agronomists – occupying an external position with regard to the practical reasoning of farmers – call on sociologists to assist them in “making farmers change  ;” in the second, agronomists – occupying an internal position with regard to the practical reasoning of farmers – challenge sociologists’ claim to understanding and interpreting farmers’ practices. The article presents the sociologist’s approach to understanding how and why farmers adopt different farming practices, emphasizing how this approach differs from that of agronomists. It concludes by considering interdisciplinary boundaries that exist within the study of agriculture and suggests key points of attention for research seeking to transcend these boundaries by fostering interdisciplinary communication.

【 授权许可】

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