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Contemporary Applications of Actor Network Theory

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Editors:
  1. Idongesit Williams

    1. CMI‚ Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

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  • The first book of its kind to demonstrate, through contemporary examples and case studies, how Actor Network Theory can be practically applied to contemporary issues

  • Provides cutting-edge analyses of actor network explanations and descriptions of contemporary technological innovations

  • Examines the relevance of the actor network underpinning the journey of human-organizations-technology into the future

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
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  2. Contemporary Application of Ant: An Introduction

    • Idongesit Williams
    Pages 1-13

  3. Communicative Approaches to Risk Management in Complex Systems Through the Prism of Actor-Network Theory

    • Magdalena Bielenia-Grajewska
    Pages 15-32

  4. The Act-Shifts Between Humans and Nonhumans in Architecture: A Reading of Bruno Latour’s Actor-Network Theory

    • Demet Dincer
    Pages 33-50

  5. The Robots Are Here

    • Idongesit Williams
    Pages 51-75

  6. Developing a Framework for Understanding How Media Entrepreneurs Act: An Actor-Network Perspective

    • Aidin Salamzadeh, Taher Roshandel Arbatani
    Pages 77-98

  7. Institutional E-Learning Implementation: An Actor-Network Theory (ANT) Perspective

    • Benjamin Kwofie, Emmanuel Dortey Tetteh, Cephas Paa Kwasi Coffie
    Pages 99-119

  8. Iranian Data Protection Policy in Social Media; An Actor-Network Theory Approach

    • Somayeh Labafi
    Pages 121-139

  9. Different Approaches of Leadership in Multicultural Teams Through the Perspective of Actor-Network Theory

    • Małgorzata Bielenia
    Pages 141-153

  10. ANT and Mobile Network Service Adoption in Banking Industry

    • Seyed Mozaffar Mirbargkar, Pejman Ebrahimi, Maryam Soleimani
    Pages 155-172

  11. Application of Actor-Network Theory to Control Occupational Violence in Healthcare Facilities

    • Quazi Omar Faruq
    Pages 173-195

  12. Actor-Network Theory and Networked Organizations, Proposing a Conceptual Framework

    • Mohammad Ali Sarlak, Yashar Salamzadeh, Fatemeh Sharafi Farzad
    Pages 197-210

  13. How Actors of Social Networks Affect Differently on the Others? Addressing the Critique of Equal Importance on Actor-Network Theory by Use of Social Network Analysis

    • Shaghayegh Kolli, Datis Khajeheian
    Pages 211-230

  14. Analyzing Network of Media Organization, Audiences, and ICTs Based on Actor Network Theory: The Case of IRIB

    • Siavash Salavatian, Mohammad Hesampour, Tohid Soltani
    Pages 231-255

  15. The Interaction Between Human and Media in the Future of Banking Industry

    • Parisa Bouzari, Abbas Gholampour, Pejman Ebrahimi
    Pages 257-274

  16. Correction to: Contemporary Applications of Actor Network Theory

    • Idongesit Williams
    Pages C1-C1

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 275-283
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About this book

This book provides empirically driven discussions and investigations in the relevance of Actor Network Theory (ANT) and its theoretical concepts. As our civilization evolves from a human to a technologically driven society, new socio-technical network of actors – in society, industry and government are emerging by the day. These networks of actors collaborate to produce contemporary goods and services; handle production processes; manage risks; develop social and commercial networks; develop policies; manage complexities; and create a new way of life. This book provides unique conceptual tools needed to analyze such processes, highlighting the effectiveness of ANT in fostering collaborations between governments, organizations and society.

Editors and Affiliations

  • CMI‚ Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Idongesit Williams

About the editor

Dr. Idongesit Williams is a Lecturer/Postdoctoral Researcher at CMI, Aalborg University, Copenhagen. He holds a Ph.D. specializing in Telecommunications and Internet Policies, from Aalborg University. The subjects of his numerous research publication are on the digitalization of government services, organizations and society. He is part of the STS research tradition.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Contemporary Applications of Actor Network Theory

  • Editors: Idongesit Williams

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7066-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7065-0Published: 26 September 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7068-1Published: 27 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-7066-7Published: 25 September 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIX, 283

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Science and Technology Studies, Human Geography, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Knowledge - Discourse

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