French sociologist and philosopher, Bruno Latour, is one of the most significant and creative thinkers of the last decades. Bruno Latour: Hybrid Thoughts in a Hybrid World is the first comprehensive and accessible English-language introduction to this multi-faceted work. The book focuses on core Latourian themes:• contribution to science studies (STS – Science, Technology & Society)• philosophical approach to the rise and fall of modernity• innovative thoug...

Både velfærds- og konkurrencestaten har som analytiske perspektiver og som fungerende statsformer vist sig utilstrækkelige, når det drejer sig om at handle på klima- og biodiversitetskriserne.De to ideologisk konkurrerende statsformer, der både fylder i den offentlige debat og er på pensumlisterne på alle landets læreanstalter, hverken handler eller svarer på de enorme kriser, men er tværtimod med til at forværre dem. Og de politikere, der bebor de gamle statsformer, virker handling...

De vrijwel vergeten auteur Mary Dorna beschrijft het kleine leven, met veel oog voor de narigheden daarin. Actrice en cabaretière Hetty Blok stelde met veel zorg een bloemlezing samen uit Mary Dorna's verhalenbundels Laten we vader eruit gooien, Onmaatschappelijke voorkeur, Een heer om port mee te drinken en Trammelant met de familie. Ze las de verhalen met veel liefde voor, want: 'Iedereen moet het werk van Mary Dorna kennen!' Inhoud Inleiding door Hetty Blok Onmaatschappelijke voorkeur E...

Invoking the notion of ‘cosmopolitics’ from Bruno Latour and Isabelle Stengers, this volume shows how and why cities constitute privileged sites for studying the search for and composition of common worlds of cohabitation. A cosmopolitical approach to the city focuses on the multiple assemblages of human and nonhuman actors that constitute urban common worlds, and on the conflicts and compromises that arise among different ways of assembling the city. It brings into view how urban worlds a...

This companion explores ANT as an intellectual practice, tracking its movements and engagements with a wide range of other academic and activist projects. Showcasing the work of a diverse set of ‘second generation’ ANT scholars from around the world, it highlights the exciting depth and breadth of contemporary ANT and its future possibilities.The companion has 38 chapters, each answering a key question about ANT and its capacities. Early chapters explore ANT as an intellectual prac...