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I can't let the statement stand that social network analysis is only quantitative. And from the UK, at that. Clyde Mitchell, John Barnes, Lizzie Bott -- I hope you were looking the other way. Prof Shipworth, pls come to the next Sunbelt Social Network conf - in Cancun -- and you will see quants and quals (and tweeners) gambolling in the glade -- together. Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director [log in to unmask] http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 ___________________________________________________________________ On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, David Shipworth wrote: > Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 13:16:26 +0100 > From: David Shipworth <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: qualitative actor network theory > > Dear Sanne, > > It would be worth thinking carefully before deciding between Actor Network > Theory or Social Network Analysis. > If you want a sociologically qualitative approach, then Actor Network Theory > will be your choice (most sociologists would regard SNA as a quantitative > approach). > >From a model theory point of view, SNA can be either quantitative or > qualitative depending on the properties of the network being studied. > > The best on-line sources of ANT literature are: > http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/sociology/antres.html & > http://www.rcss.ed.ac.uk/technology/SST_Bibliography.html (although the > latter is more on the Social Shaping of Technology (SST)). > > Given your subject is 'the organisation of the Linux community' I'm not sure > ANT is the best method. If you were looking to study the co-evolution of the > community and it's technology using primarily ethnographic methods, then ANT > would be the tool of choice. For questions of structure I would have thought > SNA more appropriate - especially given the subject area. > > Food for thought, > > David. > > Dr David Shipworth > Faculty of Science > University of Reading, RG6 6AW, UK. > Tel. +44 (0)118 3787177 > ‘Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.’ > (Voltaire) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Social Network Researchers [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf > Of S.te.Meerman > Sent: 09 September 2002 12:38 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: qualitative actor network theory > > > Hello All, > > I have just recently subscribed to this mailing list so I'm not familiar > with the do's and don'ts, but I suspect everybody has introduced > themselves to eachother, so I will too. > > My name is Sanne te Meerman and I'm a student of social > scientific information knowledge. Currently I'm writing a thesis for > my master degree. My subject is the organisation of the Linux > community. For this, I am searching for literature about the actor > network theory or the social network theory, that is suitable for > qualitative research purposes. (preferably on-line literature). > > If any of you knows where to find this, I'll be glad to know! > > many thanks, > Sanne te Meerman >