Object-oriented sociology and organizing in the face of emergency: Bruno Latour, Graham Harman and the material turn

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 662-679

  Pierides, Dean ^a   Woodman, Dan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Bruno Latour; Bushfires; Emergency management; Graham Harman; Object oriented philosophy; Organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISASTER; EMERGENCY; FIRE; GOVERNMENT; HISTORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOLOGY;

DISASTERS; EMERGENCIES; FIRES; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOLOGY; VICTORIA;

EID: 84871119728     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2012.01431.x     Document Type: Article

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