New technological localisms: a comparative analysis of two case studies

Autores

  • Darren J. Reed University of York, Heslington - England
  • Mark R. Johnson University of York, Heslington - England

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Localism, Technology and society, Mobile phones, Urban spaces, Science and technology studies

Resumo

The following paper is concerned with elucidating an account of forms of new localism as they relate to the concept of ‘habitele’, a conceptual framework that helps us understand new forms of relatedness in the digitally mediated world. In doing this it will also reflect back on the concept and draw out as yet unconsidered elements based upon issues of fluidity, mobility, and what we will call ‘distal-locals’. The paper is centred around two case studies: the first is of a smart phone app, vouchercloud and details the way that the offering of money-off vouchers rests on particular notions of the local; while the second is of a environment organization who uses information technology to promote their activities. It is premised upon a history of work in the sociology of science and technology studies (STS) and in particular a set of conceptual and methodologicalresources that helps to reveal the complexities of notions such as “the local”.

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Biografia do Autor

Darren J. Reed, University of York, Heslington - England

Researcher at Science and Technology Studies Unit, Department of Sociology, University of York, Heslington - England

Mark R. Johnson, University of York, Heslington - England

PhD candidate at Science and Technology Studies Unit, Department of Sociology, University of York, Heslington - England

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Publicado

2017-10-27

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Reed, D. J., & Johnson, M. R. (2017). New technological localisms: a comparative analysis of two case studies. Revista Brasileira De Gestão Urbana, 6(1), 57–72. Recuperado de https://periodicos.pucpr.br/Urbe/article/view/4330

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