Actor Network Theory

This document provides an overview of Actor-Network Theory (ANT) including its origins, key concepts, and criticism. It describes ANT's development by French sociologist Bruno Latour and how it views innovation as the result of socio-technical networks rather than a distinction between social and technical factors. The document outlines some of ANT's core principles such as impartiality and symmetry when examining actors. It also discusses key ANT concepts like translation and moments of translation in how actors become aligned. Criticism of ANT notes its lack of consideration of power dynamics and highly descriptive nature.