The Actor Network Theory

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Actor Network Theory The ANT as analytical tool was created in the 1980’s by the collaboration of M. Callon, J. Law and B. Latour. They wanted to create a theory merging the social aspect and the technological one in a unique concept, which creates a socio-technical approach. The actor network theory (ANT) allows who use it, by observation, to create a network configuration based on the relations that the various actors have. According to Law, the actors that are part of the network affect each other by their own actions. (Law, 1992). For this reason an ANT might be used as an analytical tool to define and furthermore analyse the different actors that are involved in a specific sector. Even if the ANT is used to be seen as theory, it is often …show more content…

As a method it differs from the others for the possibilities that offers and for its own structure. This kind of approach has as strength points: the use of implementation of open questions in a pre-existing structure and as not entirely planned procedure, it leaves room for the possibility to ask new questions that are recalled from the information given from the interviewed. The information is therefore used as suggestion for the interviewer whom can gather a larger amount and related knowledge. The interviewed is left free to talk after an informal question which is used to allow him to express and therefore contribute with his past experience and own …show more content…

Did you collaborate with other private companies?
 M: The founding given from the innovation foundation are not money given for the mere use of help, but are consider as an investment for the society, in order to improve it
How would you improve the network?
 M: The perfect situation would be to have more money form the foundations which it means less competition and an optimisation of use of the time.
Too many people spending too much time to improve and create an appealing application instead of doing something else.
Do you recognise some tension points?
 M: The collaboration between different part within the university are stressed because of the limited amount money available, thus create an high competition between them.
Do you think it will brake easier if the TTO or another new office in universities did all the applications?
 M: Yes, in that way it would be possible as a researcher to have time just for the research. Today we are discussing who should contact foundations to ask for money, or especially in the EU field because as a researcher you don’t really know what are you going to write about and socially, how could your research help the actual

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