Technology and Agency in International Relations Contributor(s): Hoijtink, Marijn (Editor), Leese, Matthias (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138615390 ISBN-13: 9781138615397 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General |
Dewey: 327 |
LCCN: 2019302799 |
Series: Emerging Technologies, Ethics and International Affairs |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.08 lbs) 222 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book responds to a gap in the literature in International Relations (IR) by integrating technology more systematically into analyses of global politics. Technology facilitates, accelerates, automates, and exercises capabilities that are greater than human abilities. And yet, within IR, the role of technology often remains under-studied. Building on insights from science and technology studies (STS), assemblage theory and new materialism, this volume asks how international politics are made possible, knowable, and durable by and through technology. The contributors provide empirically rich and pertinent accounts of a variety of technologies relevant to the discipline, including drones, algorithms, satellite imagery, border management databases, and blockchains. Problematizing various technologically mediated issues, such as secrecy, violence, and questions of how authority and evidence become constituted in international contexts, this book will be of interest to scholars in IR, in particular those who work in the subfields of (critical) security studies, International Political Economy, and Global Governance. |