Technology and Agency in International Relations (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Emerging Technologies, Ethics and International Affairs
Release date:	April 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Marijn Hoijtink • Matthias Leese
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-61539-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	1-138-61539-0
Barcode:	9781138615397

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