Production Process of Urban Space: An Actor-Network Theory Analysis on Sociology-Translation of Ciliwung River Banks Public Space

Urban spaces are not pre-existed and was enacted through social works. This research attempts to explain how urban spaces are enacted by social interaction, that is the work of building associations. Taking an empirical study at Komunitas Ciliwung Depok, this research utilizes Actor-Network-Theory as an approach to how every actant is involved in enacting their own spaces, later known as public open spaces around Ciliwung River. Drawing previous works of Michel Callon's moments of translation, public open spaces are perceived differently among actants, while carrying their actions in enacting space by enrolling other actants. This research finds that there are 3 stages where space is realized through translation, namely the interaction of 'environmental aspects' with 'key persons', the interaction of 'social aspects' that built and formed the collective, and the increased intensity of interaction between various actants and their mediators to carry their actions in enacting space.