Studying Social Practices

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Matt Watson talks to us about all things practice theory and power! For more, see Matt's chapter on 'Placing Power in Practice Theory' in The Nexus of Practices (2016).

#1 Matt Watson on Power

Ted Schatzki talks to us about practice theory and materiality. For more, check out Ted's shortly forthcoming book 'Social Change in a Material World'!

#2 Ted Schatzki on Materiality

Stephen Kemmis talks to us about practice theory, learning and the theory of practice architectures. For more, see Stephen's book out in October 2019: 'A Practice Sensibility: An Invitation to the Theory of Practice Architectures'. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789813295384

#3 Stephen Kemmis On Learning

Joseph Rouse talks to us about all things practice theory and biology. Based on his forthcoming book on 'Social Practices as Biological Niche Construction'.

#5 Joseph Rouse on Biology

Susann Wagenknecht, Technical University, Dresden talks with Elizabeth Shove about studying traffic lights.

For more about this work, see:

Wagenknecht, S. (2020). "The moral work of timing mobilities: ‘limited insight’ and truncated worth in municipal traffic management." Mobilities 15(5): 694-707.

#1 Chatting about Methods with Susann Wagenknecht

Dale Southerton, University of Bristol talks with Elizabeth Shove about studying food waste.

For more about this work, see:

Southerton, D. and Yates, L., 2014. Exploring food waste through the lens of social practice theories. Waste management and sustainable consumption: Reflections on consumer waste, 133.

#2 Chatting about Methods with Dale Southerton

Christian Bueger talks to us about practice theory, pirates, and international relations. The conversation is about Christian's new paper with Timothy Edmunds: Bueger, C., & Edmunds, T. (2021). Pragmatic Ordering: Informality, Experimentation, and the Maritime Security Agenda. Review of International Studies, 1-21. doi:10.1017/S0260210520000479

#1 Chatting about Methods with Susann Wagenknecht

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