Actor-network theory, sometimes abbreviated to ANT, is a sociological theory developed by Bruno Latour, Michel Callon and John Law. It is distinguishsed from other network theories in that an actor_network contains not merely people, but objects and organisations. These are collectively referred to as actors, or sometimes actants.
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John Law's actor-network theory resource (http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/sociology/css/antres/antres.htm)
John Law, Notes on the Theory of the Actor Network (web archive) (http://web.archive.org/web/20040214135427/http%3A//www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/sociology/soc054jl.html)
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