parliament of things
E276779
concept in science and technology studies
environmental humanities concept
philosophical concept
political theory concept
The "parliament of things" is Bruno Latour’s influential concept proposing a political framework in which nonhuman entities—such as technologies, animals, and ecosystems—are represented and given a voice in collective decision-making.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| parliament of things canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2538579 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: parliament of things Context triple: [Bruno Latour, notableIdea, parliament of things]
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A.
Parlamentarium
Parlamentarium is the European Parliament’s interactive visitors’ center in Brussels, offering multimedia exhibits about the EU’s history, institutions, and decision-making.
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B.
Parlament
Parlament is the commonly used short name for the Austrian Parliament, the federal legislative body of Austria.
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C.
Parliament of Quilín
The Parliament of Quilín was a 1641 diplomatic agreement between the Spanish Crown and the Mapuche people that formally recognized Mapuche autonomy in southern Chile.
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Barebone's Parliament
Barebone's Parliament was a short-lived, radical Puritan assembly that governed England in 1653 following the Rump Parliament and just before Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate.
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E.
Enemies of the Permanent Things
Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: parliament of things Target entity description: The "parliament of things" is Bruno Latour’s influential concept proposing a political framework in which nonhuman entities—such as technologies, animals, and ecosystems—are represented and given a voice in collective decision-making.
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A.
Parlamentarium
Parlamentarium is the European Parliament’s interactive visitors’ center in Brussels, offering multimedia exhibits about the EU’s history, institutions, and decision-making.
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B.
Parlament
Parlament is the commonly used short name for the Austrian Parliament, the federal legislative body of Austria.
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C.
Parliament of Quilín
The Parliament of Quilín was a 1641 diplomatic agreement between the Spanish Crown and the Mapuche people that formally recognized Mapuche autonomy in southern Chile.
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D.
Barebone's Parliament
Barebone's Parliament was a short-lived, radical Puritan assembly that governed England in 1653 following the Rump Parliament and just before Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate.
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E.
Enemies of the Permanent Things
Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in science and technology studies
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environmental humanities concept ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ political theory concept ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
reconfigure democracy to include nonhuman entities
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reshape collective decision‑making about science and technology ⓘ |
| concerns |
governance of environmental and technological issues
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representation of animals in politics ⓘ representation of ecosystems in politics ⓘ representation of technologies in politics ⓘ |
| coreConceptOf | Bruno Latour’s political philosophy ⓘ |
| creator | Bruno Latour ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Politics of Nature
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We Have Never Been Modern ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf |
controversies over scientific and technological risks
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debates on democracy and expertise ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
actor–network theory
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environmental philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Bruno Latour ⓘ |
| hasCentralIdea |
contestation and negotiation among heterogeneous actors
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distinction between humans and nonhumans should be reconfigured ⓘ expansion of the political community beyond human citizens ⓘ nonhumans should be represented in political decision‑making ⓘ politics should include objects, technologies, animals, and ecosystems ⓘ representation of nonhumans through human spokespersons and institutions ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm |
collective of humans and nonhumans
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hybrid entities ⓘ matters of concern ⓘ spokesperson for nonhumans ⓘ |
| influenced |
environmental humanities
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multispecies studies ⓘ new materialism ⓘ political ecology ⓘ posthumanist political theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
actor–network theory
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constructivist epistemology ⓘ environmental politics ⓘ science policy debates ⓘ |
| mainSubjectOf | We Have Never Been Modern ⓘ |
| opposes |
anthropocentric models of politics
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strict modern separation of nature and society ⓘ |
| proposes |
a redefinition of representation in politics
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institutional mechanisms to give voice to nonhumans ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gaia politics
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cosmopolitics ⓘ multispecies justice ⓘ posthumanism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: parliament of things Description of subject: The "parliament of things" is Bruno Latour’s influential concept proposing a political framework in which nonhuman entities—such as technologies, animals, and ecosystems—are represented and given a voice in collective decision-making.
Referenced by (2)
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