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unruly technology: a standalone construct

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Science and technology studies

the gap between the public image of technology as rule-governed and the improvised, informal practices that actually keep technologies working.

In science and technology studies, unruly technology refers to the gap between the public image of technology as rule-governed and the improvised, informal practices that actually keep technologies working. This meaning comes from Wynne (1988) in Social Studies of Science.[1]

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  1. Wynne, B. (1988). Unruly Technology: Practical Rules, Impractical Discourses and Public Understanding. Social Studies of Science, 18(1), 147-167. https://doi.org/10.1177/030631288018001006

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