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In: | tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society, 12, 2014, 2 |
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Information Society Research
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Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
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1726-670X
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DOI: | 10.31269/triplec.v12i2.588 |
published in: | tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society |
Language: | Undetermined |
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Collection: | Information Society Research (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> Financial technology and information are more than economic stimuli and commodities, and hence political economists ought to look beyond their discipline to understand the multi-faceted nature of information and technology. Using a case study of trading technologies of Nasdaq stocks prior to the dot-com boom, this paper argues that Michel Callon's writings lend insight to political economists. Three key terms of Callon (Actor-Network Theory; framing: metrology and calculation; and performative economics) are applied to analyse Nasdaq. We suggest how Callon's key terms help understand the dialectics of critical theories. However, Callon's dismissal of capitalism as a macro structure requires political economists' critical appraisal.</jats:p> |