Actor-Network Theory

Crawford, T. Hugh

doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.965

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“…With the survey information as the backdrop leading to participant interviews, we began with clarifying the problem by seeking to understand the actors (human or non-human) that influenced activity in the social system (Crawford, 2020). We also considered the layers, niches, and organizations in the case.…”

Section: Bounding the Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban hen legislation: Exposing an unexpected public health problem

2022

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Urban hen keeping is one means for local food production, allowing for control over the supply. Many Canadian cities allow urban hens, while others are opposed to this form of urban agriculture. The purpose of this research was to understand the controversy of urban hens to support communities facing challenging futures. We report on the qualitative portion of a stepwise mixed methods study of 15 urban residents. Data consisted of semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis derived from open coding and selective coding based on a system change conceptual framework. Three main discourse areas on the struggle with urban hen bylaws included education on urban agriculture, differing values and visions for city life, and tensions between individual rights and the collective good.

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Section: Bounding the Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban hen legislation: Exposing an unexpected public health problem

2022

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“…Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is a "process of heterogeneous engineering in which the social, technical, conceptual, and textual are puzzled together and transformed", which was primarily developed by Bruno Latour, John Law, and Michel Callon in the mid-1980s [2,3] (p. 472). Indeed, ANT can be considered as a collective sociotechnical activity.…”

Section: Actor-network Theory and Thing Powermentioning

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“…ANT aims "to understand complex social situations by following actors and how they associate" [3] (p. 470). In ANT, the volitional actor, as Crawford notes with respect to the actant, is "any agent, collective or individual that can associate or dissociate with other agents" [2] (p. 1). Therefore, a network of relationships exists through which actants, human or non-human, acquire their names, substance, and activities.…”

Section: Actor-network Theory and Thing Powermentioning

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“…The interrelationships between the textile, its weavers, and the historic places and vernacular architectural spaces, karkhanehs, are theoretically and methodologically studied through Actor-Network Theory (ANT) as proposed by Bruno Latour, John Law and Michel Callon [2], and the "vital/vibrant materiality" [3] (p. 470), [2] described by Jane Bennett.…”

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Interrelations of Ancestral Textile Handicraft Weaving and Tangible Vernacular Karkhanehs (Workspaces) in the Historic Destination of Yazd, Iran

Seddighikhavidak

Jamal

2022

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This research studies the traces of an ancestral textile produced in karkhanehs (workspaces) located in the historical city of Yazd, Iran. The case study undertaken here demonstrates how an intangible heritage of textile weaving through generations of families in Yazd, Iran, interrelates with tangible vernacular architecture and tourism at three different scales: (i) in everyday life in karkhanehs at home, (ii) in the neighborhoods, and (iii) the UNESCO World Heritage city of Yazd. The three scales related to the enactment of this vernacular handicraft are examined using architectural methods to examine structures ranging from 90 to 600 years in age. This was complemented by discussions with local weavers and residents, as well as direct observation in domiciles, neighborhoods, and the city. Actor-Network Theory helped to trace the networks of actors and relationships between the tangible built architectural heritage and intangible cultural practices of weaving, showing how different genders, ages, worldviews (beliefs) and practices came together to produce this heritage textile. Actor-Network Theory also helped to study the relationships between economy, culture, society and tourism, with respect to the evolution and transformations of the historic urban dwellings, vernacular architecture and vernacular weaving handicrafts through the three scales examined. Implications for sustaining and conserving this ancestral tradition of textile weaving and managing tourism’s positive as well as disruptive influences on cultural heritage conservation are discussed.

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“…In social research, network theory has become a gold mine as it offers theories of social processes in a wide range of fields, from psychology to economics [37]. The network theory perfectly illustrates that dominance is fundamentally hierarchical [38]. Methods of analysis of the social network offer some valuable methods to discuss the origins and transfer of power [39].…”

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The Kalimantan Forest Fires: An Actor Analysis Based on Supreme Court Documents in Indonesia

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Forest fires in Indonesia are of a local, national, and global concern, which is why the activities of local actors have emerged as a new problem in Indonesia, especially in Kalimantan. The current study employed a network content analysis method to examine the involvement of actors in forest fire cases based on Supreme Court decisions, complemented by several reputable online news sources such as kompas.com, detik.com, and tribun.com. By examining the cases, the actors involved were able to be identified as key actors, contest setters, and subject actors. Key actors, referring to companies and landowners, were found to have high correlations between one another. Moreover, key actors were observed to be involved in providing funds for land clearing or burning, yet they remained legally untouchable. Meanwhile, contest setters—permanent employees—were found to be the most involved in land burning/clearing, and they were often convicted in the Supreme Court rulings as they were merely commoners, farmers, and jobseekers in need of cash. Nevertheless, the subject actors, i.e., jobseekers and farm workers, were seen to have a weak relationship with key actors in the Supreme Court rulings, particularly in terms of forest burning and its operational funding.

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Actor-Network Theory

Cited by 15 publications

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Urban hen legislation: Exposing an unexpected public health problem

Urban hen legislation: Exposing an unexpected public health problem

Interrelations of Ancestral Textile Handicraft Weaving and Tangible Vernacular Karkhanehs (Workspaces) in the Historic Destination of Yazd, Iran

The Kalimantan Forest Fires: An Actor Analysis Based on Supreme Court Documents in Indonesia

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