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Actors and Networks or Agents and Structures: Towards a Realist View of Information Systems Export

by: Alistair Mutch
Organization, Vol. 9, No. 3. (1 August 2002), pp. 477-496.

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Actor-network theory (ANT) has achieved a measure of popularity in the analysis of information systems. This paper looks at ANT from the perspective of the social realism of Margaret Archer. It argues that the main issue with ANT from a realist perspective is its adoption of a `flat' ontology, particularly with regard to human beings. It explores the value of incorporating concepts from ANT into a social realist approach, but argues that the latter offers a more productive way of approaching information systems.


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