Actor-Networks in Political Moral Conflict

This research case study employs a theoretical and methodological framework of moral conflict theory informed by actor-network theory to better understand the sociomaterial entanglements-networks of human and non-human actors-that constitute political moral conflict. We analyze a case of moral conflict surrounding the issue of gun control, found within an online debate forum that was initiated by the question: should guns be banned in America? Through this case analysis, we identify key convergences and divergences in communication that facilitate coordination and cause incommensurability in conflict. These results reveal a new possibility for transcending political polarization through dialogue that attempts to account for the moral demands of objects

Control (management) · Criminology · Economics · Gun control · Gun violence · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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