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An actor-network theory (ANT) approach to Turkish e-government gateway initiative [PDF]
, 2009 There are various models proposed in the literature to analyze trajectories of e-Government projects in terms of success and failure. Yet, only the Actor-Network Theory (ANT) perspective (Heeks and Stanforth, 2007) considers the interaction factors among
Aykac, D. Selcen O. +4 more
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Exploring agency beyond humans: the compatibility of Actor-Network Theory (ANT) and resilience thinking [PDF]
Ecology and Society, 2014 At first glance, the compatibility of social theory and resilience thinking is not entirely evident, in part because the ontology of the former is rooted in social interactions among human beings rather than ecological process.
Angga Dwiartama, Christopher Rosin
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Industry and Higher Education, 2017 This article explores the role of educators in supporting the development of entrepreneurial leadership learning by creating peer learning networks of owner-managers of small businesses. Using actor-network theory, the authors think through the process of constructing and maintaining a peer learning network (conceived of as an actor-network) and frame
Smith, Susan +2 more
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Users as co-designers: Visual–spatial experiences at Whitworth Art Gallery
Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2020 The importance of building users in the architectural field has been increasingly acknowledged in architectural research. Some studies have applied actor-network theory (ANT) to highlight the ways through which users are embedded in relation to the built
Ahlam Ammar Sharif
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Beyond the network. A critical inquiry into the limits of the actor-network theory [PDF]
Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANUThis article critically examines the limitations and challenges of Actor- Network Theory (ANT) in contemporary social theory. Originally developed as a response to structuralist and constructivist paradigms, ANT offered a radical methodological ...
Mladenović Ivica
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Globalising assessment: an ethnography of literacy assessment, camels and fast food in the Mongolian Gobi [PDF]
, 2014 What happens when standardised literacy assessments travel globally? The paper presents an ethnographic account of adult literacy assessment events in rural Mongolia.
Bernstein B +17 more
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Actor-Network Theory and Methodology: Social Research in a More-Than-Human World
Methodological Innovations, 2011 This article explores the methodological implications of actor-network theory for social research. Pointing to an increasing awareness of ANT in sociological discourse, but assuming that it is more widely known than well understood, the article outlines ...
Richie Nimmo
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Waste Struggle: Political Ecology Analysis on Urban Waste Conflict in Pekanbaru [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThis article analyzes waste management conflict in Pekanbaru through the perspectives of political ecology and Actor-Network Theory (ANT). Based on rapid ethnographic research conducted in West Tangkerang Village, Marpoyan Damai District, the findings ...
El Amady M. Rawa, Yanti Rina Novia
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La perspectiva sociotècnica en l'anàlisi de polítiques públiques [PDF]
, 2009 Aquest article explora l'interès per l'anàlisi de polítiques públiques dels diversos conceptes, instruments i plantejaments analítics que han aparegut, en els darrers anys, en la literatura al voltant de la teoria de l'actor-xarxa (ANT).This article ...
Grau, Marc +2 more
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Hvordan forske på kultur og ny teknologi?
Kulturella Perspektiv, 2001 The article discusses how Actor-Network Theory (ANT) delivers valuable perspectives for ethnological and folkloristic studies in the emerging research field culture and technology.
Dagny Stuedahl
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