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Table 1.

Previous uses of the process of translation

Researcher	Use of the process of translation	Empirical application	Contribution
Callon (1986) – Some elements of a sociology of translation	Introduces the process of translation to explain how actor-networks form and stabilise	Case of marine biologists, fishermen, and scallops in St Brieuc Bay	Establishes PoT as a foundational framework in STS; shows how scientific knowledge and socio-technical networks co-evolve
Aboelenien and Arsel (2024) – The shaping of marketplace moral sentiments	Mobilises PoT as an analytical lens to theorise how marketplace moral sentiments are shaped through iterative translation across actors	Meta-synthesis of 101 market cases (e.g. tattoos, cannabis, meat, medical masks)	Extends PoT to morality in markets; develops typology of sentiments as outcomes of translations
Smith et al. (2010) – The story of a university knowledge exchange	Applies PoT to trace how knowledge exchange (KE) networks in universities emerge and stabilise	Case study of KE in a UK management school, based on interview data	Shows how KE actor-networks adapt to shifting policy and funding; highlights non-human actors
Duguay (2017) – Dressing up Tinderella	Combines PoT with Giddens’ authenticity to examine how digital platforms translate concerns about authenticity into technical and social solutions	Tinder app: walkthrough analysis of its design, promotional materials, and user discourses	Reveals how Tinder frames authenticity through Facebook integration and normative identity claims; shows how translation can both stabilise and be overflowed by user resistance

Researcher	Use of the process of translation	Empirical application	Contribution
Callon (1986) – Some elements of a sociology of translation	Introduces the process of translation to explain how actor-networks form and stabilise	Case of marine biologists, fishermen, and scallops in St Brieuc Bay	Establishes PoT as a foundational framework in STS; shows how scientific knowledge and socio-technical networks co-evolve
Aboelenien and Arsel (2024) – The shaping of marketplace moral sentiments	Mobilises PoT as an analytical lens to theorise how marketplace moral sentiments are shaped through iterative translation across actors	Meta-synthesis of 101 market cases (e.g. tattoos, cannabis, meat, medical masks)	Extends PoT to morality in markets; develops typology of sentiments as outcomes of translations
Smith et al. (2010) – The story of a university knowledge exchange	Applies PoT to trace how knowledge exchange (KE) networks in universities emerge and stabilise	Case study of KE in a UK management school, based on interview data	Shows how KE actor-networks adapt to shifting policy and funding; highlights non-human actors
Duguay (2017) – Dressing up Tinderella	Combines PoT with Giddens’ authenticity to examine how digital platforms translate concerns about authenticity into technical and social solutions	Tinder app: walkthrough analysis of its design, promotional materials, and user discourses	Reveals how Tinder frames authenticity through Facebook integration and normative identity claims; shows how translation can both stabilise and be overflowed by user resistance

Source(s): Authors’ own work