Search for dissertations about: "Actor-network theory"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 68 swedish dissertations containing the words Actor-network theory.
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11. Being Multisituated : Characterizing laptoping in networked situations
Abstract : During the last 30 years mobile IT has gone from being an exotic ingredient to an everyday artifact. This thesis presents an ethnographic study of laptop use in a university setting. The thesis concludes that it is no longer enough to describe the use of portable IT as an activity in its own right, i.e. READ MORE
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12. "This is all fake, this is all plastic, this is me" : An ethnographic study of the interrelations between style, sexuality and gender in contemporary Stockholm
Abstract : This dissertation investigates the processes and effects involved in the production of styles in contemporary Stockholm. Particular focus is given to materialization processes regarding gender and sexuality. READ MORE
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13. Influential Moments in City Planning Meetings : A Study of Decision-Making Situations in a Jordanian Municipality
Abstract : The shaping of a city and its future relates to official decisions made in city planning meetings, where daily planning matters and decision-making processes adapt to changing societal circumstances. The interest of this research lies in how planning is officially established, managed and practiced in the setting of a Jordanian city, and its local districts. READ MORE
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14. Heterogeneous hybrids : Information Technology in Texts and Practices
Abstract : How could one understand and interpret the phenomenon of information technology, is the overall research question of this licentiate dissertation. The point of departure is the way some official texts in Sweden define the concept of information technology. It is possible to identify two dominating discourses; the technical and the social. READ MORE
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15. Digital information and traditional knowledge : the implementation of GPS collars as a tool in reindeer husbandry
Abstract : This dissertation presents the use of global positioning systems (GPS) navigation devices to monitorthe reindeer within husbandry. The use of the GPS collar in the study area has expanded over theyears. READ MORE