<i>Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociology of Nuclear Missile Guidance</i>

MacKenzie, Donald; Zimmerman, Peter D.

doi:10.1063/1.2809544

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“…Critical technical, social, and organizational path dependencies established in the present will have long-term consequences -with each new lock-in an aura of inevitability about technical and organizational choices builds (Arthur, 1994). Looking at the distribution of qualities between the social and the technical allows us to investigate the discontinuity within the (apparent) continuity of technological development that usually tends to mask decision points, thus allowing for writing stories in new forms (MacKenzie, 1993). We cannot do the history of software without doing the history of their surrounding organizations.…”

Section: Defining Information Infrastructurementioning

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Toward Information Infrastructure Studies: Ways of Knowing in a Networked Environment

Bowker

Baker

Millerand

et al. 2009

International Handbook of Internet Research

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Section: Defining Information Infrastructurementioning

confidence: 99%

Toward Information Infrastructure Studies: Ways of Knowing in a Networked Environment

Bowker

Baker

Millerand

et al. 2009

International Handbook of Internet Research

440

316

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“…Successfully inventing the technology, turned out to be heterogeneous engineering, the engineering of the social as well as the physical world. ", p. 28, [26].…”

Section: "Practitioners and Proponents Embrace A Holistic Vision Thementioning

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Evolutionary Safety Analysis: Motivations from the Air Traffic Management Domain

Felici

2005

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. In order realistically and cost-effectively to realize the ATM (Air Traffic Management) 2000+ Strategy, systems from different suppliers will be interconnected to form a complete functional and operational environment, covering ground segments and aerospace. Industry will be involved as early as possible in the lifecycle of ATM projects. EURO-CONTROL manages the processes that involve the definition and validation of new ATM solutions using Industry capabilities (e.g., SMEs). In practice, safety analyses adapt and reuse system design models (produced by third parties). Technical, organisational and cost-related reasons often determine this choice, although design models are unfit for safety analysis. Design models provide limited support to safety analysis, because they are tailored for system designers. The definition of an adequate model and of an underlying methodology for its construction will be highly beneficial for whom is performing safety analyses. Limited budgets and resources, often, constrain or inhibit the model definition phase as an integral part of safety analysis. This paper is concerned with problems in modeling ATM systems for safety analysis. The main objective is to highlight a model specifically targeted to support evolutionary safety analysis.

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“…Our finding that, among other things, non-highway users and residents who are currently more concerned about air pollution attend project team information meetings more frequently, further supports this line of reasoning. Second, the attendees' experiences, such as receiving more detailed information, listening to opinions of other residents, or feeling they cannot influence the project, may cause increased concerns and potentially negative expectations compared to more 'ignorant' people who did not attend these meetings (MacKenzie, 1990). Nevertheless, contrary to our expectations, receiving information from multiple sources -which could also be an indication of a respondent's interest in the project -was not reflected in more negative residential satisfaction expectations.…”

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Residents’ responses to proposed highway projects: Exploring the role of governmental information provision

Hamersma

Heinen

Tillema³

et al. 2016

Transport Policy

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Despite increased efforts to actively consult residents in highway infrastructure planning to i.a. increase acceptance of plans, the involvement of most residents is passive and limited to receiving information. By means of multivariate regression analysis, this paper explores the role of governmental information provision in residents' responses towards highway project proposals, measured by the expected change in residential satisfaction i.e. the match between housing needs and conditions, as a consequence of those projects. We also pay specific attention to permeability of and satisfaction with information provided. The analyses are based on questionnaire data collected among 484 residents living close to two announced plans for highway adjustment in the Netherlands.We found indications that residents who received information from a governmental project team are more satisfied with information compared to residents who only received information from other sources. In its turn, a higher level of information satisfaction was associated with more positive expectations with regard to changes in their residential satisfaction, although other contextual variables were also explanatory. Receiving information from the project team was mainly associated with a closer residential proximity to the highway where project team distribution efforts were also more intensive. However, we observed clear personal and project-specific differences in the number of information sources received and the likelihood to attend information meetings. The latter was also associated with more negative expectations towards residential satisfaction change. This indicates a clear difference in characteristics between the more actively involved group and the silent majority.An important implication of this study is that information provided by project teams seems to increase acceptance of plans, via its contribution to residents' information satisfaction. Nevertheless, only a minority of residents appeared satisfied with the information they received. Therefore, it seems worthwhile for planning agencies to pay more attention to people who currently appear less satisfied with the information provided. These include older residents, residents with fewer social contacts and families with children. In addition, the results indicate clear differences in expected satisfaction change between more actively and more passively involved residents. This may be a reason for governments to not only focus on opinions grasped from information meetings, but to specifically take into account the opinions of the more passive 'silent' majority.

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Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociology of Nuclear Missile Guidance

Cited by 96 publications

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Toward Information Infrastructure Studies: Ways of Knowing in a Networked Environment

Toward Information Infrastructure Studies: Ways of Knowing in a Networked Environment

Evolutionary Safety Analysis: Motivations from the Air Traffic Management Domain

Residents’ responses to proposed highway projects: Exploring the role of governmental information provision

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