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ontological politics: a standalone construct

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ontologicalpolitics1 CONSTRUCTOntological politicsMOL · SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Science and technology studies

the idea that reality is shaped in practices, so choices among ways of enacting it are political choices about what exists.

In science and technology studies, ontological politics refers to the idea that reality is shaped in practices, so choices among ways of enacting it are political choices about what exists. This meaning comes from Mol (1999) in The Sociological Review.[1]

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  1. Mol, A. (1999). Ontological Politics. A Word and Some Questions. The Sociological Review, 47(1_suppl), 74-89. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954x.1999.tb03483.x

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