{"product_id":"9783658487867","title":"Distributed Agency \u0026 Digital Technology: A Social Pragmatist View on Human-Technology Interaction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDistributed Agency \u0026amp; Digital Technology: A Social Pragmatist View on Human-Technology Interaction\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRammert, Werner\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eUnderstanding the specific active role of computer and artificial intelligence technologies in the \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003edigital transformation of society\u003c\/em\u003e is among the most crucial issues in social sciences and computing today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eIn “Distributed Agency \u0026amp; Digital Technology”, Werner Rammert introduces a post-ANT sociological research program presenting a fresh perspective on “where the action is” in sociotechnical constellations and “how autonomy and control are distributed and attributed across diverse agencies”. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReviewing critical technological changes and foundational insights of social theorizing and STS research over the last three decades, the author develops a non-dualist and performative view on the constitution of society through \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003einteractions between the human, material, and digital sides\u003c\/em\u003e. He also provides an up-dated \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003epragmatic theory of technology\u003c\/em\u003e that combines a processual concept of technization and a relational one of hybrid media constellations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThese concepts contribute fundamentally to \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ediscourses\u003c\/em\u003e on human agency, pragmatic interaction, socio-materiality, and material semiotics as well as to \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003edesigns\u003c\/em\u003e of software and embodied (robotic) agents, interactivity at interfaces, and intra-actions in distributed systems. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMultidisciplinary case studies on the design, development and uses of computers and artificial intelligence in various fields (human-computer-interaction, air traffic control, autonomous car driving, video-surveillance, expert and multi-agent-systems) demonstrate the value of this social pragmatist approach to problem-based theorizing and concept-probing inquiry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2025-08-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783658487867\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-658-48787-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 312\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309920383116,"sku":"9783658487867","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783658487867.jpg?v=1775067034","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783658487867","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}