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Virtual attractors, actual assemblages: How Luhmann’s theory of communication complements actor-network theory

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Abstract
This article proposes complementing actor-network theory (ANT) with Niklas Luhmann’s communication theory, in order to overcome one of ANT’s major shortcomings, namely, the lack of a conceptual repertoire to describe virtual processes such as sensemaking. A highly problematic consequence of ANT’s actualism is that it cannot explain the differentiation of economic, legal, scientific, touristic, religious, medical, artistic, political
and other qualities of actual entities, assemblages and relationships. By recasting Luhmann’s theory of functionally differentiated communication forms and sense-making as dealing with different types of virtual attractors calling for actualizations in concrete assemblages, I propose a symmetrical understanding of societal differentiation processes as based on the co-production of virtual attractors and actual assemblages

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Judul Seri

Social Theory

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: SAGE., 2014

Deskripsi Fisik

European Journal of Social Theory 2014, Vol 17(1) 24–41

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English

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DOI:10.1177/13684310

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2014, Vol 17(1)

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TEORI SOSIAL

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