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Actor–network theory

Actor–network theory (ANT) is a theoretical and methodological approach to social theory where everything in the social and natural worlds exists in constantly shifting networks of relationships. It posits that nothing exists outside those relationships.

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Actor–network theory

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related to Further reading · 92
Actor–network theory → Actor Network, Actor Network Theory Approach, Actor-Network, Actor-Network Theory, Actor-Network-Theory, Akteur, An, Andréa Belliger, ANT, Archived, Barcelona, Beyond, Bijker, Bureaucratic View, Cambridge, Can Ricart, Carroll, Chapter, Chinese Independent Film Consumption, Contemporary Urban China
related to Actor-Network · 14
Actor–network theory → Actor, ANT, As, Deleuze, Firstly, Guattari's, Latour, Latour's, Secondly, Social, The, These, They, This
related to Quasi-object · 10
Actor–network theory → Actor, As, For, In Reassembling, Latour, Michel Serres, Quasi-objects, Social, What, When
related to Human agency · 7
Actor–network theory → Activity Theory, Actor, ANT, Critics, Langdon Winner, Their, They
related to Design · 4
Actor–network theory → ANT, From, In, The
related to International relations · 4
Actor–network theory → Actor, ANT, IR, Theoretically

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ant theory network social actors nonhuman actor sociology networks nonhumans human actor-network latour studies also science technology relations approach rather

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humansinstance ofBut nonhuman actors do not cover entities0.80text
supernatural beingsinstance ofBut nonhuman actors do not cover entities0.80text
and other symbolic objects in nature.Actor-NetworkAs the term impliesinstance ofBut nonhuman actors do not cover entities0.80text
the actor-network is the central concept in ANTinstance ofBut nonhuman actors do not cover entities0.80text
and other symbolic objects in natureinstance ofBut nonhuman actors do not cover entities0.80text
the newer forms of grounded theory like situational analysisinstance ofSimilarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches0.80text
existinstance ofSimilarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches0.80text
although Latour objects to such a comparison.Although ANT is mostly associated with studies of scienceinstance ofSimilarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches0.80text
technologyinstance ofSimilarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches0.80text
with the sociology of scienceinstance ofSimilarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches0.80text
it has been making steady progress in other fields of sociology as wellinstance ofSimilarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches0.80text
durable materialsinstance ofThrough the human's formation of nonhuman actors0.80text

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