Nicholas Richardson is a lecturer in Strategic and Creative Commercial Communications at the University of New South Wales, Australia. In previous lives he has written speeches for politicians and developed communications strategies for government agencies, NGOs and international companies.

This book employs the Actor-Network Theory (ANT) developed by Bruno Latour, Michel Callon and others in the analysis of two contemporary cases of local infrastructure planning – the Metro projects in Sydney, Australia and Montreal, Canada. The author unearths and dissects coalitions of human and non-human authors, which are often invisible but nevertheless critical for the success or failure of such projects. An insightful read for every academic, practitioner and student fascinated by but also concerned about the 24/7 news cycle and its ambiguous impact on local politics nowadays.

• Abbreviations and acronyms Introduction Part I: Following the Actors: A Journey to ANTChapter 1. Discursive Beginnings Chapter 2. The Case for ANTChapter 3. Tracing the Media HinterlandPart II: Metro Development in Sydney Chapter 4. Upheaval: The Media Beast and Political Decision-MakingChapter 5. Policy Demise: Where Have All the Leaders Gone?Chapter 6. A Derailing of Sydney TransitChapter 7. My Kingdom for a Car: The Motoring Mythology Chapter 8. Sydney Metro Comes Full Circle Part III: The Montreal Métro Turns FiftyChapter 9. Wandering the Montreal Métro: Where Do You Come From?Chapter 10. Wandering the Montreal Métro Part 2: What Do You Do?Part IV: Tracing an Actor–network Chapter 11. Chains of Translation Conclusion: Intersecting Pathways Glossary: Summary of Key TerminologyReferences Index

Nicholas Richardson is a lecturer in Strategic and Creative Commercial Communications at the University of New South Wales, Australia. In previous lives he has written speeches for politicians and developed communications strategies for government agencies, NGOs and international companies.

This book employs the Actor-Network Theory (ANT) developed by Bruno Latour, Michel Callon and others in the analysis of two contemporary cases of local infrastructure planning – the Metro projects in Sydney, Australia and Montreal, Canada. The author unearths and dissects coalitions of human and non-human authors, which are often invisible but nevertheless critical for the success or failure of such projects. An insightful read for every academic, practitioner and student fascinated by but also concerned about the 24/7 news cycle and its ambiguous impact on local politics nowadays.

• Abbreviations and acronyms Introduction Part I: Following the Actors: A Journey to ANTChapter 1. Discursive Beginnings Chapter 2. The Case for ANTChapter 3. Tracing the Media HinterlandPart II: Metro Development in Sydney Chapter 4. Upheaval: The Media Beast and Political Decision-MakingChapter 5. Policy Demise: Where Have All the Leaders Gone?Chapter 6. A Derailing of Sydney TransitChapter 7. My Kingdom for a Car: The Motoring Mythology Chapter 8. Sydney Metro Comes Full Circle Part III: The Montreal Métro Turns FiftyChapter 9. Wandering the Montreal Métro: Where Do You Come From?Chapter 10. Wandering the Montreal Métro Part 2: What Do You Do?Part IV: Tracing an Actor–network Chapter 11. Chains of Translation Conclusion: Intersecting Pathways Glossary: Summary of Key TerminologyReferences Index

Nicholas Richardson is a lecturer in Strategic and Creative Commercial Communications at the University of New South Wales, Australia. In previous lives he has written speeches for politicians and developed communications strategies for government agencies, NGOs and international companies.

This book employs the Actor-Network Theory (ANT) developed by Bruno Latour, Michel Callon and others in the analysis of two contemporary cases of local infrastructure planning – the Metro projects in Sydney, Australia and Montreal, Canada. The author unearths and dissects coalitions of human and non-human authors, which are often invisible but nevertheless critical for the success or failure of such projects. An insightful read for every academic, practitioner and student fascinated by but also concerned about the 24/7 news cycle and its ambiguous impact on local politics nowadays.

• Abbreviations and acronyms Introduction Part I: Following the Actors: A Journey to ANTChapter 1. Discursive Beginnings Chapter 2. The Case for ANTChapter 3. Tracing the Media HinterlandPart II: Metro Development in Sydney Chapter 4. Upheaval: The Media Beast and Political Decision-MakingChapter 5. Policy Demise: Where Have All the Leaders Gone?Chapter 6. A Derailing of Sydney TransitChapter 7. My Kingdom for a Car: The Motoring Mythology Chapter 8. Sydney Metro Comes Full Circle Part III: The Montreal Métro Turns FiftyChapter 9. Wandering the Montreal Métro: Where Do You Come From?Chapter 10. Wandering the Montreal Métro Part 2: What Do You Do?Part IV: Tracing an Actor–network Chapter 11. Chains of Translation Conclusion: Intersecting Pathways Glossary: Summary of Key TerminologyReferences Index