Patrice Flichy is a professor of Sociology at University Paris Est, member of the Laboratoire Techniques Territoires et Société (LATTS) specializes in the sociology of innovation and the sociology of information and communication techniques.
He has published in particular L’innovation technique (La Découverte, 1995, English version, completed and updated, Edward Elgar, 2007) and L’imaginaire d’internet (La Découverte, 2001, English version completed and updated, MIT Press, 2007).
He directs the journal Réseaux.