Is Actor Network Theory Critique?
辩论行动者网络理论(ANT)是否对组织批判理论有实质贡献,指出ANT依赖自然化本体论、非反思认识论和表演性政治,质疑其批判性价值。
In this essai we debate the extent to which Actor Network Theory (ANT) provides a meaningful contribution to the body of critical theories of organization. Critical approaches are commonly associated with a denaturalizing ontology, a reflexive epistemology and an anti-performative politics. In contrast, we suggest that ANT relies on a naturalizing ontology, an un-reflexive epistemology and a performative politics. This does not completely dismiss ANT as a useful approach to studying organizations. It does however question the contribution of ANT to developing a critical theory of organization.