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Dwiartama, Angga; Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago, New Zealand; School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia; dwiartama@sith.itb.ac.id; Rosin, Christopher; Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago, New Zealand; chris.rosin@otago.ac.nz. |
At first glance, the compatibility of social theory and resilience thinking is not entirely evident, in part because the ontology of the former is rooted in social interactions among human beings rather than ecological process. Despite this difference, resilience thinking engages with particular aspects of social organization that have generated intense debates within social science, namely the role of humans as integral elements of social-ecological systems and the processes through which given social structures (including material relations) are either maintained or transformed. Among social theoretical approaches, Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is noted for its distinctive approach to these aspects. ANT proposes that human and nonhuman components (both... |
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Actor-network; Kiwifruit; Nonhuman agency; Relationality; Rice. |
Ano: 2014 |
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