Actors and Networks or Agents and Structures: Towards a Realist View of Information Systems
从社会实在论视角审视行动者网络理论，指出其扁平本体论的问题，并论证社会实在论为信息系统研究提供了更有效的路径。
Actor-network theory (ANT) has achieved a measure of popularity in the analysis of information systems. This paper looks at ANT from the perspective of the social realism of Margaret Archer. It argues that the main issue with ANT from a realist perspective is its adoption of a `flat' ontology, particularly with regard to human beings. It explores the value of incorporating concepts from ANT into a social realist approach, but argues that the latter offers a more productive way of approaching information systems.