Network notion emerged as an alternative methodological concept to explain the research organization. However, after several different nomological uses, its epistemological possibilities seem eroded. In this work we look for inspiration in Michel Foucault's notion of dispositive to continue the study of science and technology within a methodological position allowing to advance the knowledge of scientific and technical research. In that intent, we discuss the descriptive use of the network notion, the debate about its nomological and methodological signification and, al last, the epistemological possibilities of Foucault's notion of dispositive.
Actor-Network; Epistemology; Devise (dispositif); Methodology