Networks as culturally constituted processes: A comparison of relational sociology and actor-network theory

Current Sociology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 871-887

  Mützel, Sophie ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Culture; Network theory; Relational sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449380548     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392109342223     Document Type: Article

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