French theories in IS research : An exploratory study on ICIS, AMCIS and MISQ

This paper claims that theories from the French-speaking world have an influence on current thinking in IS research, including at the American and at the international levels. French theories are first defined and classified in 10 trends that correspond to 10 main authors. The frequency of their quotation is then measured in American and international conference in IS and in MISQ. The result is that Habermas is the most quoted philosopher in the conferences and in MISQ. However, Piaget and Latour are more often quoted than Giddens in MISQ. In the conferences, there are more papers quoting Latour than Heidegger. The most quoted French theories in IS are actor-network theory, constructivism, post-structuralism, hermeneutics and discourse analysis.