Integrated assessments that aim to support sustainable natural resources management require analysing how biophysical systems are impacted by human actions. These analyses are often performed by modelling the physical system, while human actions are prescribed as scenarios and introduced into the physical models by varying the model input. To achieve a more thorough analysis of the human system...

This paper presents an interpretive case study of a strategic information system development (ISD) project in an insurance Company whose outcomes were perceived as both a success and a failure. By following actors – both human and non-human – involved in the strategic ISD project and the processes of inscribing and aligning interests within their actor-networks, the paper aims to unpack and pro...

As technology advances, many human-like robots are being developed. Although these humanoid robots should be classified as objects, they share many properties with human beings. This raises the question of how infants classify them. Based on the looking-time paradigm used by [Legerstee, M., Barna, J., & DiAdamo, C., (2000). Precursors to the development of intention at 6 months: understanding p...

Effective rural governance is the foundation for achieving revitalization and promoting modernization of China’s system capacity in new era. The elucidation influencing factors driving pathways underlying effective has significant importance facilitating advancement revitalization. Drawing upon Actor-Network Theory (ANT), this study introduces an analytical framework “human actor dimension—non-...

In an environment of escalating healthcare costs, chronic disease management is particularly challenging, since, by definition such diseases have no foreseeable cure and if poorly managed typically lead to further, complicated secondary health issues, which ultimately only serve to exacerbate cost. Diabetes is one of the leading chronic diseases and its prevalence continues to rise exponentiall...

There is a vibrant discussion in academia about the role of the European Union (EU) in international security. However, this discussion largely concentrates on the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), not fully acknowledging the instruments of the European Commission. Also, the majority of publications tend to limit the analysis to more traditional security problems, whilst literature on ...

Multi-actor systems are most often designed for a purpose, to perform one or more tasks, to achieve one or more goals for human users. Current research on system design focuses primarily on multi-agent system (MAS) functionality, structure and (emergent) behaviour. Very little research focuses on interaction between human users and systems. Trust in multi-actor systems, however, mandates consid...