New technological localisms: a comparative analysis of two case studies

Reed, Darren J.; Johnson, Mark R.

doi:10.7213/urbe.06.001.SE04

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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 methodological resources that helps to reveal the complexities of notions such as "the local".

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

Este artigo tem por objetivo esclarecer uma série de formas de novos localismos relacionados ao conceito de "habitele", um estrutura conceitual que nos auxilia a compreender as novas formas de relacionamento em um mundo digitalmente mediado. Ao fazer isto, os resultados irão refletir sobre o conceito e revelar elementos ainda não considerados, tendo por base questões de fluidez, mobilidade e o que chamamos de 'local-distante'. O trabalho concentra-se em dois estudos de caso: o primeiro relaciona-se a um aplicativo de smartphone (vouchercloud) e detalha a forma pela qual a oferta de vouchers recai sobre as compreensões particulares do local; o segundo concentra-se em uma organização ambiental que se utiliza de tecnologia da informação para promover suas atividades. Tem-se como premissa uma trajetória de trabalhos na área de estudos sobre ciência, tecnologia e sociedade (CTS) e, em particular, um conjunto de recursos conceituais e metodológicos que auxiliam a revelar as complexidades de conceitos como "o local".

Localismo; Tecnologia e sociedade; Celulares; Espaços urbanos; Estudos de ciência e tecnologia

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THRIFT, N. Performance and... Environment and Planning: Part A, v. 35, n. 11, 2003.

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[1] ALBO, G. The limits of eco-localism: scale, strategy, socialism. Socialist Register, v. 43, p. 337-363, 2007.

[2] AMIN, A.; THRIFT, N. J. Cities: reimagining the urban. Cornwall: Polity Press, 2002.

[3] ASDAL, K. Contexts in action: and the future of the past in STS. Science, Technology and Human Values, v. 37, n. 4, p. 379-403, 2012.

[4] BECK, U. The cosmopolitan society and its enemies. Theory, Culture & Society, v. 19, v. 1-2, p. 17-44, 2002.

[5] BEER, D. Power through the algorithm? Participatory web cultures and the technological unconscious. New Media & Society, v. 11, n. 6, p. 985-1002, 2009.

[6] BOULLIER, D. Habitèle. Identités numériques portables (Habitele. Wearable digital identities) Application to Agence Nationale De La Recherche (ANR) PROGRAMME: Sociétés Innovantes (ANR‐GUI‐AAP‐04 - Doc Scientifique 2011), 2011.

[7] BROWN, N.; MICHAEL, M. A sociology of expectations: retrospecting prospects and prospecting retrospects. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, v. 15, n. 1, p. 3-18, 2003.

[8] CALLON, M.; LAW, J; RIP, A. (Ed.). Mapping the dynamics of science and technology London: MacMillan, 1986.

[9] CRANG, M.; GRAHAM, S. Sentient cities ambient intelligence and the politics of urban space. Information, Communication & Society, v. 10, n. 6, p. 789-817, 2007.

[10] CZAJA, S. Technology and older adults: designing for accessibility and usability. In: ASSETS - INTERNATIONAL ACM SIGACCESS CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS AND ACCESSIBILITY, 8., 2006, Portland. Proceedings... Portland: ACM, 2006.

[11] EVANS, G. Accessibility and user needs in transport design. In: INCLUDE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INCLUSIVE DESIGN, 3., 2005, London. Proceedings... London: Royal College of Art, 2005.

[12] GIBSON, J. J. The theory of affordances. In: SHAW R.; BRANSFORD, J. Perceiving, acting and knowing Hillsdale: Erlbaum, 1977. p. 67-82.

[13] GRAHAM, S. D. N. Software-sorted geographies. Progress in Human Geography, v. 29, n. 5, p. 562-580, 2005.

[14] GRAHAM, S.; MARVIN, S. Splintering urbanism: networked infrastructures, technological mobilites and the urban condition. London: Routledge, 2001.

[15] HANNAM, K.; SHELLER, M.; URRY, J. Editorial: mobilities, immobilities and moorings. Mobilities, v. 1, n. 1, p. 1-22, 2006.

[16] HESS, D. J. Localism and the environment. Sociology Compass, v. 2, n. 2, p. 625-638, 2008.

[17] KOFMAN, E.; YOUNGS, G. Globalisation: theory and practice. London: Continuum International Publishing Group, 1996.

[18] LATOUR, B. We have never been modern New York: Harvester, 1993.

[19] LATOUR, B. Reassembling the social: an introduction to actor-network-theory. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.

[20] LATOUR, B. et al. The whole is always smaller than its parts': a digital test of Gabriel Tardes' monads. The British Journal of Sociology, v. 63, n. 4, p. 590-615, 2012.

[21] LEE, N.; BROWN, S. Otherness and the actor network: the undiscovered content. American Behavioural Scientist, v. 37, n. 6, p. 772-790, 1994.

[22] MICHAEL, M. Futures of the present: from performativity to prehension. In: BROWN, N.; RAPPERT, B.; WEBSTER, A. (Ed.). Contested futures: a sociology of prospective techno-science. Aldershot: Burlington, 2000.

[23] LAW, J.; URRY, J. Enacting the social. Economy & Society, v. 33, n. 3, p. 390-410, 2004.

[24] LIPPARD, L. R. The lure of the local: senses of place in a multicentered society. New York: The New Press, 1997.

[25] McLAUGHLIN, J. et al. Management of technology & innovation: valuing technology: organisations, culture and change. London: Routledge, 1999.

[26] PICKERING, A. After representation: science studies in the performative idiom. In: BIENNIAL MEETING OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, 14., 1994, Tennessee. Proceedings.. Tennessee: PSA, 1994. p. 413-419.

[27] RADDER, H. Normative reflexions on constructivist approaches to science and technology. Social Studies of Science, v. 22, n. 1, p. 141-173, 1992.

[28] REED, D. J.; WEBSTER, A. Architectures of motility: ICT systems, transport and planning for complex urban spaces. In: SILVA, C. N. Handbook of research on e-planning: ICTs for urban development and monitoring. Hershey: IGI Global, 2010. p. 365-387.

[29] SIERKOWSKI, B. Achieving web accessibility. In: ACM SIGUCCS CONFERENCE ON USER SERVICES, 30., Portland, 2002. Proceedings.. Portland: ACM, 2002. p. 288-291.

[30] SPROVIERI, J. J.; MALINIS, D. J. Computer system for facilitating the use of coupons for electronic presentment and processing Application Number 11/412.218. Patent number US 20060265281 A1. United States Patent Office (April, 2006).

[31] ST. NICHOLAS FIELDS. Natural Reserve 20--. Available at: http://www.stnicksfields.org.uk/nature-reserve.php Accessed in: May 2013.

[32] THRIFT, N. Performance and... Environment and Planning: Part A, v. 35, n. 11, 2003.

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New technological localisms: a comparative analysis of two case studies

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