TY - JOUR
T1 - Trajectories, social worlds, and boundary objects
T2 - A framework for analyzing the politics of technology
AU - Garrety, Karin
AU - Badham, Richard
PY - 1999/6
Y1 - 1999/6
N2 - Many people recognize that politics plays a central role in sociotechnical change. Despite this recognition, however, there is little discussion in the human factors literature about what the term `politics' actually means, and how it can be studied. In this article, we propose a definition of politics, based on symbolic interactionism, a sociological tradition that emphasizes the close relationship between human agency and social structures. We illustrate the use of the approach, and some of its key concepts, through a case study of a human factors intervention in the trial of an intelligent manufacturing system in Australia.
AB - Many people recognize that politics plays a central role in sociotechnical change. Despite this recognition, however, there is little discussion in the human factors literature about what the term `politics' actually means, and how it can be studied. In this article, we propose a definition of politics, based on symbolic interactionism, a sociological tradition that emphasizes the close relationship between human agency and social structures. We illustrate the use of the approach, and some of its key concepts, through a case study of a human factors intervention in the trial of an intelligent manufacturing system in Australia.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032637951&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6564(199922)9:3<277::AID-HFM5>3.0.CO;2-F
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6564(199922)9:3<277::AID-HFM5>3.0.CO;2-F
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032637951
SN - 1090-8471
VL - 9
SP - 277
EP - 290
JO - Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing
JF - Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing
IS - 3
ER -