Richie Nimmo is a senior lecturer in sociology at the University of Manchester, where he teaches and researches human–animal relations, posthumanism, and environmental sociology. He edited the SAGE collection Actor-Network Theory Research and is author of Milk, Modernity and the Making of the Human as well as journal articles and book chapters in human–animal studies.
Actor-Network Theory has grown into one of the most innovative and influential approaches for social science research. Originating in the field of science and technology studies with scholars Michel Callon, Bruno Latour and John Law, it is now used widely across the social sciences and beyond. In this four-volume collection, Richie Nimmo brings together defining research articles on Actor-Network Theory to chart its emergence, development and transformation over time, as well as its application in multiple fields. This comprehensive major work is organised thematically and features sections on: Part One - Emergence, Development and Transformation: The Sociology of Translation Techno-Politics and Sociotechnical Relations Reflexivity, Heterogeneity and Symmetry Topology and Post-Social Ontologies Materiality and Ontological Politics Method Assemblages and Inscriptions Critiques and Clarifications Part Two - Translations, Parallels and Mobilisations: Performing Markets, Finance and Economics Arts, Taste and Cultures Bodies, Medicine and Disabilities Hybrid Geographies and Spaces Ecologies, Natures and Environments Animal Actants and Multi-Species Assemblages
