Bridging the Gap

On the Collaboration between Symbolic Interactionism and Distributed Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Multi-Agent Systems Research

Bibliographic Data

ID2481344
AuthorsJörg Strübing (0009-0003-1513-6330, Freie Universität Berlin, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume21
Issue4
Pages441-463
Publication date1998-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSymbolic Interaction (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0195-6086 • E-ISSN: 1533-8665
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/si.1998.21.4.441
OpenAlexW2056810043
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited47

This article discusses the relationship in the U.S. between current symbolic interactionism and computer sciences-specifically, distributed artificial intelligence (DAI). The general thesis is twofold. First, current interactionist approaches to organization, science, and technology show a special affinity to goals and problems of DAI research, and in research style, methods, and theoretical concepts, symbolic interactionism can provide useful suggestions in the design of DAI systems. Second, a good way to analyze the relationship between computer sciences and symbolic interactionism is reflexive of theoretical concepts provided by interactionist approaches. In this sense, DAI is a 'going concern' which extends across various fields and intersecting social worlds connected through a set of conceptual 'boundary objects.' It is concluded that the interaction between technology and sociological thought must go beyond a mere exchange of ideas. What is required is continual, hands-on, trans-disciplinary collaboration

Discipline · Epistemology · Interactionism · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Symbolic interactionism · Business Process Modeling and Analysis · Computer Science · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Mathematics · Semantic Web and Ontologies

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