Exploring agency beyond humans: The compatibility of Actor-Network Theory (ANT) and resilience thinking

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Dwiartama, Angga ^a,b   Rosin, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Actor network; Kiwifruit; Nonhuman agency; Relationality; Rice

Indexed keywords

ACTOR NETWORK THEORY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; FARMING SYSTEM; FRUIT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RICE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 84911435267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06805-190328     Document Type: Article

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