Law, John and Mol, Annemarie
(2002). Local entanglements or utopian moves: an inquiry into train accidents.
In: Parker, Martin ed.
Utopia and Organization.
Sociological Review Monograph Series.
Oxford: Blackwell Publising, pp. 82–105.
Abstract
About the book:
Are ideas about utopia redundant? Is there any point in speculating about better alternatives to Western liberalism? This volume addresses these questions, evaluating the prospects for utopian thought and practice in a world organized by market managerialism. The contributors to this book all treat utopia as an organizational matter. Rather than focusing on the literary, historical or political meaning of utopias, they see utopias as statements of alternative organization, attempts to put forward plans which remedy the shortcomings of a particular age. Using examples as diverse as train accidents, novels and gardening, they engage in a variety of novel and thought-provoking ways with issues of organization and disorganization, dystopia and crypto-utopia, management and anti-management.
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Book Chapter
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| Copyright Holders: |
2002 The Editorial Board of the Sociological Review |
| ISBN: |
1-4051-0072-9, 978-1-4051-0072-4 |
| Keywords: |
STS; science technology and society; disaster; technology; sociology of disaster; ANT; actor-network theory |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Social Sciences > Sociology |
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| Item ID: |
22045 |
| Depositing User: |
John Law
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| Date Deposited: |
07 Jul 2010 15:21 |
| Last Modified: |
23 Oct 2012 07:50 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/22045 |
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