ALEXANDRESCU, Filip, Petr KLUSÁČEK, Stephan BARTKE, Robert OSMAN, Bohumil FRANTÁL, Stanislav MARTINÁT, Josef KUNC, Lisa PIZZOL, Alex ZABEO, Elisa GIUBILATO, Andrea CRITTO and Alena BLEICHER. Actor networks and the construction of applicable knowledge: the case of the Timbre Brownfield Prioritization Tool. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2017, vol. 19, No 5, p. 1323-1334. ISSN 1618-9558. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10098-016-1331-8.
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Original name Actor networks and the construction of applicable knowledge: the case of the Timbre Brownfield Prioritization Tool
Authors ALEXANDRESCU, Filip, Petr KLUSÁČEK, Stephan BARTKE, Robert OSMAN, Bohumil FRANTÁL, Stanislav MARTINÁT, Josef KUNC, Lisa PIZZOL, Alex ZABEO, Elisa GIUBILATO, Andrea CRITTO and Alena BLEICHER.
Edition Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Berlin Heidelberg, Springer-Verlag, 2017, 1618-9558.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50000 5. Social Sciences
Country of publisher Germany
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 2.343
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10098-016-1331-8
UT WoS 000402724900007
Keywords in English Actor network theory; Applicable knowledge; Brownfield prioritization; Four moments of translation; End-users; Timbre research project
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
This article deals with experiences acquired during the process of developing the Timbre Brownfield Prioritization Tool (TBPT). Developing a decision support tool that takes into account the expectations and experiences of its potential users is similar to creating applicable knowledge by the joint action of scientists and heterogeneous actors. Actor network theory is used to explore the construction of this form of applicable knowledge as a process of actor network creation. Following the French sociologist Callon, networks are seen to be initiated and carried out by a group of scientists (tool developers) via four moments of translation, called problematization, interessement, enrolment and mobilization. Each step in the construction of the TBPT—from the initial research question to the final model—can be linked in retrospect to changing configurations of actor networks. Based on the experiences of the tool developers in the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany and Romania, we illustrate how these configurations varied across space and time. This contribution emphasizes the ability to correlate gains in knowledge with the more visible changes in the scope of actor networks in order to highlight achievements but also limitations in acquiring applicable knowledge.
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