User-Centered Design and the Normative Politics of Technology

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-212

  Garrety, Karin ^a   Badham, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Technology design; Usability; User involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842430437     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243903261946     Document Type: Article

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