Widespread digitization is creating new sources of data that record sequences of actions and events. These action sequences can be used to trace coherent streams of activity in social, economic and business processes. These sources of data, along with new computational methods, create an opportunity to visualize, analyze and compare patterns of actions as a unit of analysis. This paper discusses the connections of this idea to a variety of related fields and maps out some first steps of an action-centric agenda for research.

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支持演员：迈向以行动为中心的研究议程

广泛的数字化正在创建记录行动和事件序列的新数据源。这些动作序列可用于追踪社会，经济和商业流程中活动的连贯性。这些数据源以及新的计算方法为可视化，分析和比较作为分析单位的行为模式提供了机会。本文讨论了该想法与各个相关领域的联系，并提出了以行动为中心的研究议程的一些第一步。