How does the distance between the development and adoption of technology determine its
affordance? By referring to the sociomateriality literature, I discuss why the corporate-driven …

John Law argues that methods don't just describe social realities but are also involved in
creating them. The implications of this argument are highly significant. If this is the case …

This paper is concerned with the power of social science and its methods. We first argue that
social inquiry and its methods are productive: they (help to) make social realities and social …

In Aircraft Stories noted sociologist of technoscience John Law tells “stories” about a British
attempt to build a military aircraft—the TSR2. The intertwining of these stories demonstrates …

During research on the management of alcoholic liver disease the authors found that it was
difficult to keep the condition in focus through the course of the study. Perhaps this was a …

This paper explores the spatial characteristics of science and technology. Originally seen as
universal, and therefore outside space and place, studies in science, technology, and …

The book tackles a number of challenging questions: How can we conceptualize
architectural objects and practices without falling into the divides architecture/society …

This article explores a performative understanding of social science method. First, it draws
on STS to consider the plausibility of the claim that research methods generate not only …

The presenting symptom is easily shown. Look at the picture and then reflect on the
caption:'If this is an awful mess… then would something less messy make a mess of …

What is it to be big? What is it to be small? And what is it to be global? Common sense,
including a good deal of the common sense underlying network metaphors for complex …