Published: 2021-05-18

Notes about the ontology of locality

Bogdan Radzicki
Humanities and Natural Sciences
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.6756

Abstract

In this paper, the possible theoretical perspectives of conducting research on locality/ regionality within three contemporary social theories are outlined. The presented theories deal with the key role of the notion of communication: Manuel Castells’s theory of communication society and actor-network theory and Niklas Luhmann’s theory of social systems. Despite clear differences, the above-mentioned concepts have at least three important characteristics that pose a common theoretical plane for reflection: each of them emphasizes the processuality of society, the role of communication and focuses its attention on the production of meanings – social meanings. Each of these characteristics makes it possible to constitute an interesting research field for undertaking studies on locality/regionality within various humanities and social disciplines. This paper is only a contribution to the formulation of such a research project; the main objective is to draw
the attention of researchers of locality for the possibilities and theoretical tools that the above-mentioned concepts offer

Keywords:

locality, ontology, Manuel Castells, Bruno Latour, ANT, Niklas Luhmann, communication, social systems

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Radzicki, B. (2021). Notes about the ontology of locality. Humanities and Natural Sciences, (26), 131–146. https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.6756

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