In "The Mangle of Practice" (1995), the renowned sociologist of
science Andrew Pickering argued for a reconceptualization of
research practice as a "mangle," an open-ended, evolutionary, and
performative interplay of human and non-human agency. While
Pickering's ideas originated in science and technology studies,
this collection aims to extend the mangle's reach by exploring its
application across a wide range of fields including history,
philosophy, sociology, geography, environmental studies, literary
theory, biophysics, and software engineering.
"The Mangle in Practice" opens with a fresh introduction to the
mangle by Pickering. Several contributors then present empirical
studies that demonstrate the mangle's applicability to topics as
diverse as pig farming, Chinese medicine, economic theory, and
domestic-violence policing. Other contributors offer examples of
the mangle in action: real-world practices that implement a
self-consciously "mangle-ish" stance in environmental management
and software development. Further essays discuss the mangle as
philosophy and social theory. As Pickering argues in the preface,
the mangle points to a shift in interpretive sensibilities that
makes visible a world of de-centered becoming. This volume
demonstrates the viability, coherence, and promise of such a shift,
not only in science and technology studies, but in the social
sciences and humanities more generally.
"Contributors" Lisa Asplen, Dawn Coppin, Adrian Franklin, Keith
Guzik, Casper Bruun Jensen, Yiannis Koutalos, Brian Marick, Randi
Markussen, Andrew Pickering, Volker Scheid, Esther-Mirjam Sent,
Carol Steiner, Maxim Waldstein
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