Because we are interested in action nets, a field study
approach has been required to trace the footsteps of actors
and action making. Especially, the work of Latour (1986)
has informed our approach to data collection and analysis.
Latour suggests that, as researchers we need to be sensitive
to the possibility of multiple actors and origins. To use the
word ‘actor’ means that it is never entirely clear who and
what is acting since an actor on stage is never alone. There
are audiences, near and distant; there are spaces that influence
acting; there are times that matter. People located in