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Bruno Latour
French sociologist and philosopher, Bruno Latour, is one of the most signifi-
cant and creative thinkers of the last decades.
Bruno Latour: Hybrid thoughts
in a hybrid world
is the
first
comprehensive and accessible English-language
introduction to this multi-faceted work. The book focuses on core Latourian
themes:
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contribution to science studies (STS – Science, Technology & Society)
philosophical approach to the rise and fall of modernity
innovative thoughts on politics, nature, and ecology
contribution to the branch of sociology known as ANT – actor-
network theory.
With ANT, Latour has pioneered an approach to socio-cultural analysis built
on the notion that social life arise in complex networks of actants – people,
things, ideas, norms, technologies, and so on – influencing each other in
dynamic ways. This book explores how Latour helps us make sense of the
changing interrelations of science, technology, society, nature, and politics
beyond modernity.
Anders Blok
is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Copenhagen Uni-
versity. Combining an interest in STS with a background in socio-political
theory and environmental sociology, his research focuses on the knowledge
politics of science in global processes of environmental governance.
Torben Elgaard Jensen
is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Manage-
ment Engineering, Technical University of Denmark. His current research
focuses on the practical ways in which companies construct knowledge about
their users, and the current Danish efforts to develop a national innovation
policy with an emphasis on so-called user-driven innovation.
Bruno Latour
Hybrid thoughts in a hybrid world
Anders Blok and Torben Elgaard Jensen
First published 2011
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Blok, Anders.
Bruno Latour : hybrid thoughts in a hybrid world / by Anders Blok
and Torben Elgaard Jensen.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Sociology–Philosophy. 2. Technology–Social aspects. 3. Social
networks. 4. Actor-network theory. 5. Latour, Bruno–Political and
social views. I. Jensen, Torben Elgaard, 1967- II. Title.
HM585.B56 2011
301–dc22
2010048556
ISBN: 978-0-415-60278-5 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-203-83527-2 (ebk)
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