Cortext platform
We promote advanced qualitative-quantitative mixed methods, empowering researchers in the social sciences and humanities. Our primary focus is on studies about the dynamics of science, technology and innovation, and about the roles of knowledge and expertise in societies. Cortext is hosted by the LISIS research unit at Gustave Eiffel University, and was launched by French institutes IFRIS and INRAE, receiving their continued support.
At Cortext, we understand that the move towards digital humanities and computational methods doesn’t only address a technological gap for the social sciences, but entails entirely new assemblages between its disciplines and those of modern statistics and computer sciences. We work to tackle ever more complex research problems, and deal with the profusion of new and diverse sources of information, without losing sight of the situatedness and reflexivity required of studies of human societies.
Latest journal articles employing our instruments

Proceedings Articles
2014
Steinfeld, Nili; Lev-On, Azi
Well-done, Mr. Mayor!: Linguistic analysis of municipal facebook pages Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research, pp. 273-279, ACM 2014, (https://doi.org/10.1145/2612733.2612763).
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abstract = {The increasing use of social networks has given rise to a new kind of relations between residents and authorities at the municipal level, where residents can speak directly to administrators and representatives, can take part in open discussions, and may have more direct involvement and influence on local affairs. The more direct democracy facilitated by social media outlets fascinates communication and political science researchers. But while most of their attention is drawn to national politics, the municipal arena can be even more affected by these new means of direct communication. This paper focuses on municipal administration on Facebook, and analyzes the discourse that has developed between citizens and local administrators on municipal Facebook pages, using automatic digital tools.
The formal Facebook pages of all of the cities in Israel were extracted using digital tools, and all posts and comments published on these pages in a period of six months were analyzed using automatic linguistic analysis tools that provided information regarding the use and frequencies of words and terms in the texts.
The paper presents the prominent topics, use of language, and basic features of citizens--municipalities interactions in formal Facebook pages. The study discusses the findings, their implications, and the advantages and limitations of using digital tools to analyze texts in a digital research field.},
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The formal Facebook pages of all of the cities in Israel were extracted using digital tools, and all posts and comments published on these pages in a period of six months were analyzed using automatic linguistic analysis tools that provided information regarding the use and frequencies of words and terms in the texts.
The paper presents the prominent topics, use of language, and basic features of citizens--municipalities interactions in formal Facebook pages. The study discusses the findings, their implications, and the advantages and limitations of using digital tools to analyze texts in a digital research field.
Schoen, Antoine; Paradeise, Catherine; Cauchard, Lionel; Noël, Marianne
A double shift in researchers’ activity profiles: an actor-based analysis of the making of quality in high standing academic departments Proceedings Article
In: STI 2014 Leiden, “Context Counts: Pathways to Master Big and Little Data”, CWTS 2014.
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title = {A double shift in researchers’ activity profiles: an actor-based analysis of the making of quality in high standing academic departments},
author = {Antoine Schoen and Catherine Paradeise and Lionel Cauchard and Marianne Noël},
url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=fr&user=fi0iAmwAAAAJ&citation_for_view=fi0iAmwAAAAJ:qjMakFHDy7sC},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
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booktitle = {STI 2014 Leiden, “Context Counts: Pathways to Master Big and Little Data”},
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series = {STI 2014 Leiden},
abstract = {This study aims at opening the black box of high standing academic departments for analysing the combination of individual contributions in the production of a shared quality label. By analysing personal CVs, this study investigates three research questions: To what extent is academic quality the result of individual performances or a collective achievement? Can we characterise a specialisation of activities within the departments between « junior » and « senior » researchers? Is there a shift across cohorts in the academic activity profile during the early career phase?},
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PhD Theses
2014
Omodei, Elisa
Modeling the socio-semantic dynamics of scientific communities PhD Thesis
Ecole normale supérieure-ENS PARIS, 2014, (HAL Id : tel-01097702 , version 1).
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author = {Elisa Omodei},
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abstract = {Comment les structures sociales et sémantiques d'une communauté scientifique guident-elles les dynamiques de collaboration à venir ? Dans cette thèse, nous combinons des techniques de traitement automatique des langues et des méthodes provenant de l'analyse de réseaux complexes pour analyser une base de données de publications scientifiques dans le domaine de la linguistique computationnelle : l'ACL Anthology. Notre objectif est de comprendre le rôle des collaborations entre les chercheurs dans la construction du paysage sémantique du domaine, et, symétriquement, de saisir combien ce même paysage influence les trajectoires individuelles des chercheurs et leurs interactions. Nous employons des outils d’analyse du contenu textuel pour extraire des textes des publications les termes correspondant à des concepts scientifiques. Ces termes sont ensuite connectés aux chercheurs pour former un réseau socio-sémantique, dont nous modélisons la dynamique à différentes échelles. Nous construisons d’abord un modèle statistique, à base de régressions logistiques multivariées, qui permet de quantifier le rôle respectif des propriétés sociales et sémantiques de la communauté sur la dynamique microscopique du réseau socio-sémantique. Nous reconstruisons par la suite l’évolution du champ de la linguistique computationelle en créant différentes cartographies du réseau sémantique, représentant les connaissances produites dans le domaine, mais aussi le flux d’auteurs entre les différents champs de recherche du domaine. En résumé, nos travaux ont montré que la combinaison des méthodes issues du traitement automatique des langues et de l'analyse des réseaux complexes permet d'étudier d'une manière nouvelle l'évolution des domaines scientifiques. },
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Levain, Alix-Kathleen
Vivre avec l’algue verte : Médiations, épreuves et signes PhD Thesis
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 2014, (HAL Id : tel-01098682 , version 1).
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title = {Vivre avec l’algue verte : Médiations, épreuves et signes},
author = {Alix-Kathleen Levain},
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year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
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abstract = {Aborder les crises et les changements environnementaux sous l'angle de l'expérience de ceux qui y sont confrontés permet de prendre la mesure de ce qui est en jeu dans les processus contemporains d’écologisation. L’expérience écologique engage en effet des observations expertes et profanes sur le monde naturel, de plus en plus instrumentées par les sciences et les techniques et qui se construisent à différenteséchelles. Mais elle est aussi expérience sociale, en ce qu’elle oblige à penser ce qui, dans notre regard et dans celui des autres, se trouve interrogé par la formulation désormais principalement problématique des relations de l’homme avec les milieux qu’il habite et transforme. L’enquête ethnographique permet d’explorer simultanément ces deux dimensions indissociables d’une expérience problématique. Cette thèse explore les modes de prise en compte et de prise en charge des évolutions de l’environnement littoral, à partir d’une analyse de l’émergence de l’eutrophisation accélérée des milieux aquatiques, considérée aujourd'hui comme un problème écologique majeur à l'échelle mondiale. Elle s'appuie sur le cas des proliférations d'algues vertes, observées sur une partie du littoral breton depuis les années 1970 et directement reliées à l'intensification de l'élevage dans la région. Axe majeur du développement régional et fer de lance de l'agriculture française,le «modèle breton» est en effet àl'origine d'un enrichissement massif des eaux des rivières et des eaux côtières en nutriments. La thèse rend compte de la complexité de cette expérience vécue, montre les modes pluriels d'existence des marées vertes en tant que phénomène et en tant que problème public. A partir du comportement problématique des algues, compagnes indésirables de la modernité, ce sont les transformations et le devenir d'une société qui se trouvent interrogés et réévalués, au travers de la mutation douloureuse de ses rapports avec les êtres vivants environnants. Dans une perspective socio-‐anthropologique, la thèse s’attache de ce fait à décrire comment le phénomène est questionné, interprété, enrôlé. Elle analyse la façon dont se construisent les articulations et les médiations qui permettent de donner sens au désordre et aboutit à une proposition de relecture de l’écologisation comme expérience située et réflexive. },
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RISIS Training: Thematic and spatial analysis of technologies using CorText Manager and RISIS patent database
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Early 2021 CorText Manager training sessions
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Seminar and workshop during the Summer School of PPGCI IBICT UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro – 03/2020
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A CorText Manager distance training session in the framework of the nanocellulose project – Grenoble, June 2020
For complementing the RISIS access requested (to Leiden publications DB and RISIS patent DB) by the GAEL laboratory (UMR INRAE, CNRS, UGA, INPG), in the framework of a research project on nanocellulose, the CorText team has provided , in June and July 2020, an advanced training on the use of CorText. After setting up of […]
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