Towards the Gigantic: Entification and Standardization as Technologies of Control

This paper is based on studies of how standardized entities work as elements in a regime to control risk and hazardous work. Drawing on empirical examples from the petroleum industry and infrastructure sectors, we illustrate not only the mech-anisms by which particular modes of entification are invo...

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Main Authors: Petter G. Almklov, Jens Røyrvik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Linköping University Electronic Press 2012-12-01
Series:Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.124617