Actors and Networks or Agents and Structures: Towards a Realist View of Information Systems
Actors and Networks or Agents and Structures: Towards a Realist View of Information Systems
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参与者和网络或代理和结构：走向信息系统的现实主义观点
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2002
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A. Mutch
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A. Mutch
行动者-网络理论(ANT)已经在信息系统分析中获得了一定程度的普及。本文从玛格丽特·阿切尔的社会现实主义视角看《蚂蚁》。它认为，从现实主义的角度来看，蚂蚁的主要问题是它采用了一种“平面”本体论，特别是关于人类的本体论。它探讨了将蚂蚁的概念纳入社会现实主义方法的价值，但认为后者提供了一种更有成效的方法来接近信息系统。
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.