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Despite occupying a central role and frequently being used in the
study of international politics, the concept of the "event" remains
in many ways unchallenged and unexplored. By combining the
philosophy of Gilles Deleuze and his concept of the event with the
example of "9/11" this book problematises the role and meaning of
"events" in international politics. Specifically, it problematises
the notion of the "event" as a central reference point in time, or
as a coherent unitary whole that refers to something specific that
has happened in a fixed moment in time. The book shows, firstly,
how Deleuze's philosophy opens up to a different way of thinking
about events, highlighting the role of various processes and
movements that disrupt linear timelines and fixed moments in time.
Secondly, the book demonstrates how "big" or "global" political
"events" can be understood in terms of ongoing and continuous
processes of becoming, conditioned by the interaction of various
forces and movements that ry to determine the content and meaning
of "events" whilst always in a sense failing to do so. Thirdly and
finally, the book articulates a way of thinking about the politics
as well as ethics of encountering "events," arguing that at the
heart of such encounters there are alwayselements of uncertainty
and contingency that cannot be fully resolved or fixed. This will
be the first book to offer a serious engagement with the "event" in
international politics, providing an original account of how it is
possible to analyse its various dimensions as well asits
significance for understanding politics and the "political" more
generally.
Despite occupying a central role and frequently being used in the
study of international politics, the concept of the "event" remains
in many ways unchallenged and unexplored. By combining the
philosophy of Gilles Deleuze and his concept of the event with the
example of 9/11 as an historical event, this book problematises the
role and meaning of "events" in international politics. Lundborg
seeks to demonstrate how the historical event can be analysed as a
practice of inscribing temporal borders and distinctions.
Specifically he shows how this practice relies upon an ongoing
process of capturing various movements - of thought, sense,
experience and becoming. However the book also demonstrates how
these same movements express a life and reality that elude complete
capture, highlighting the potential for alternative encounters with
the event, encounters that constantly threaten to undermine the
limits and imaginary completeness of the historical event. This
book offers an exciting new way of thinking about the politics of
encountering events, arguing that at the heart of such encounters
there are always elements of uncertainty and contingency that
cannot be fully resolved or fixed. It will be of great interest to
students and scholars of international relations, cultural studies
and history.
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