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 …

Sep 12, 2025 · Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is a way of understanding how the world works by looking at networks made up of both people and things. Instead of seeing society as driven …

Emerging in the 1980s, actor-network theory (ANT) instigated its own critique of representational thought by focusing on the heterogeneous practices of association, enrolment, and translation, …

Aug 2, 2024 · Actor-network theory is an approach emphasizing that the capacity to produce effects, that is, agency, is not a property of certain bounded entities such as humans, but …

Actor network theory (ANT), also known as enrolment theory or the sociology of translation, emerged during the mid-1980s, primarily with the work of Bruno Latour, Michel Callon, and …

Jul 7, 2024 · Unlike traditional sociological theories that often distinguish between human and non-human actors, ANT blurs these boundaries, treating all entities within a network as equal …

Jul 28, 2005 · This approach, a ‘sociology of associations’, has become known as Actor-Network-Theory, and this book is an essential introduction both for those seeking to understand Actor …

Actor–network theory (ANT) is a theoretical and methodological framework in social theory, originating in science and technology studies during the 1980s, that analyzes social …

Jun 17, 2025 · Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is a theoretical framework used to analyze complex systems and networks. It emphasizes the interactions between human and non-human actors, …

Actor-network theory (ANT) is a methodology developed in the 1980s by scholars working primarily in the sociology of science and technology.