The term 'interessement' is French-English, and is synonymous with the word 'interposition'. It was first used by

Michel Callon Michel Callon (born 1945) is a professor of sociology at the École des mines de Paris and member of the Centre de sociologie de l'innovation. He is an author in the field of Science and Technology Studies and one of the leading proponents of act ...

. It is used within the scientific tradition known as actor-network theory, in association with

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and the formation of networks. Various devices can be used in the interessement phase of a translation process, to strengthen the association between actors, and support the structure of the network.Latour, B., 1992
Technology is society made durable
In Sociology of Monsters: Essays on Power, Technology and Domination. London: Routledge, pp. 103-130.

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