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Actor-network Theory

Actor-Network Theory is a sociological framework that conceptualizes social and technological phenomena as networks of heterogeneous actors—both human and non-human—interacting through relations of association, translation, and enrollment, thereby dissolving traditional distinctions between society and nature, structure and agency.

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The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited

Mark Granovetter · Sociological Theory · 1983 · 8.2K citations

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Reassembling the social: An introduction to actor‐network‐theory

Jane Turnbull · New Zealand Geographer · 2008 · 7.6K citations · Full text

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Making knowledge the basis of a dynamic theory of the firm

J.‐C. Spender · Strategic Management Journal · 1996 · 4.3K citations

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Manifesto for a Relational Sociology

Mustafa Emirbayer · American Journal of Sociology · 1997 · 3.8K citations

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The Social Construction of Technological Systems

Ron Westrum · Social Studies of Science · 1989 · 3.4K citations

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Authors

4.3K

  1. RS
    Ronald S. Burt

    University of Chicago, United States

    16 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. BL
    Bruno Latour

    Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, France

    13 publications · 8.3K citations

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  3. AT
    Arthur Tatnall

    Victoria University, Australia

    15 publications · 503 citations

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  4. JK
    Jill Koyama

    University of Arizona, United States

    11 publications · 441 citations

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  5. NW
    Nilmini Wickramasinghe

    Illinois Institute of Technology, United States

    10 publications · 165 citations

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  1. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    25 h-index

    48 publications

    4K citations

  2. Copenhagen Business School

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    24 h-index

    46 publications

    3K citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    21 h-index

    39 publications

    3.4K citations

  4. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    21 h-index

    36 publications

    3.1K citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    19 h-index

    29 publications

    3.6K citations

  6. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    30 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    18 h-index

    48 publications

    2.4K citations

  8. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    18 h-index

    31 publications

    2.7K citations

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  1. Social Studies of Science

    SSS · 29 publications · 6.5K citations

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  2. Organization

    23 publications · 2.1K citations

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  3. Environment and Planning A Economy and Space

    23 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. Science Technology & Human Values

    22 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. Organization Studies

    18 publications · 1.7K citations

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