This research case study employs a theoretical and methodological framework of moral conflict theory informed by actor-network theory to better understand the sociomaterial entanglements—networks of human and non-human actors—that constitute political moral conflict. We analyze a case of moral conflict surrounding the issue of gun control, found within an online debate forum that was initiated by the question: should guns be banned in America? Through this case analysis, we identify key convergences and divergences in communication that facilitate coordination and cause incommensurability in conflict. These results reveal a new possibility for transcending political polarization through dialogue that attempts to account for the moral demands of objects.

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政治道德冲突中的行动者网络：在线枪支管制辩论的案例研究

本研究案例研究采用了以行为者网络理论为基础的道德冲突理论的理论和方法框架，以更好地理解构成政治道德冲突的社会物质纠葛——人类和非人类行为者的网络。我们分析了一个围绕枪支管制问题的道德冲突案例，该案例是在一个在线辩论论坛中发现的，该论坛是由以下问题发起的：美国是否应该禁止枪支？通过这个案例分析，我们确定了沟通中的关键趋同和分歧，这些趋同和分歧促进了协调并导致冲突中的不可通约性。这些结果揭示了通过对话超越政治两极分化的新可能性，对话试图解释对象的道德要求。