aktørnettverk
Aktørnettverk, often translated as actor-network theory (ANT), is a framework for understanding how things gain agency and influence within a social system. It emerged from the work of scholars like Bruno Latour, Michel Callon, and John Law. ANT proposes that social phenomena are not solely created by human actors but are the result of dynamic interactions between heterogeneous elements, including humans, objects, technologies, texts, and even abstract concepts.
The core idea is that agency is not an inherent quality but is distributed and relational. An
Instead of focusing on pre-defined categories of actors (like individuals, organizations, or technologies), ANT encourages researchers