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Fig. 22.1. An ANT mapping of actants and relations. Notes: thinnest dashed lines: wished-
for relations; dotted lines with black ending arrow: references to something; medium
dashed lines with white ending arrow: observed communication; thick lines (dashed indi-
cates 'wished-for'): material connections with glass; simple black lines: existing contacts
(redrawn from Lippert (2010, p. 76))
22.3.3 Considering Agency of Environmental Managers
with Pierre Bourdieu
In order to discuss whether Julian could act otherwise, I introduce the approach of
Bourdieu 25 . It is apt to use Bourdieu because he transcends the dichotomy between
structure and agency. Thus, by following his thinking we are likely to find results
which are not bound to the dualist framing - in the sense that either the agent can
25 To introduce his approach to social theory I draw on Bourdieu (1989), Bourdieu and
Wacquant (1992), Bourdieu (2001).