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Technologies of International Relations

Continuity and Change

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Editors:
  1. Carolin Kaltofen

    1. Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (UCL STEaPP), University College London, London, UK

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  2. Madeline Carr

    1. Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (UCL STEaPP), University College London, London, UK

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  3. Michele Acuto

    1. University College London, London, UK

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  • Presents both established ‘key voices’ in the field and a new generation of IR scholars
  • Encourages a new style of IR writing, based on collaborative interviews making for an approachable, discursive and timely writing style
  • Intended for growing audience of Politics and IR scholars interested in technology, science and ‘new materialism’ issues, as well as interdisciplinary audiences in STS, Human Geography and Anthropology

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Conversations on Technology and IR

    • Michele Acuto, Madeline Carr, Carolin Kaltofen
    Pages 1-11

  3. Theory Is Technology; Technology Is Theory

    • Linda Monsees, Ole Wæver
    Pages 13-23

  4. A Double-Edged Sword?

    • Blayne Haggart, Susan Sell
    Pages 25-33

  5. Everyday Tech: In Search of Mundane Tactics

    • Michele Acuto, Saskia Sassen
    Pages 35-43

  6. Curiosity, Criticality and Materiality

    • Can E. Mutlu, Mark B. Salter
    Pages 45-53

  7. The Meta-Power of Technology

    • Sarah Logan, J. P. Singh
    Pages 55-67

  8. Culture, Diversity and Technology

    • Constance Duncombe, Christian Reus-Smit
    Pages 69-76

  9. Experts, Matters and Actor-Networks

    • Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn, Tony Porter
    Pages 77-85

  10. From Nuclear Weapons to Cyber Security: Breaking Boundaries

    • Madeline Carr, Joseph Nye
    Pages 87-96

  11. Technologies of Violence

    • Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Jonas Hagmann, Keith Krause
    Pages 97-106

  12. Postinternationalism on Technology, Change and Continuity

    • Stefan Fritsch, Yale H. Ferguson
    Pages 107-114

  13. Technology: From the Background to Opportunity

    • Leonie Tanczer, Barry Buzan
    Pages 115-122

  14. ‘New Technologies’: Questions of Agency, Responsibility, and Luck

    • Sarah Logan, Toni Erskine
    Pages 123-136
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About this book

This book examines the role of technology in the core voices for International Relations theory and how this has shaped the contemporary thinking of ‘IR’ across some of the discipline’s major texts. Through an interview format between different generations of IR scholars, the conversations of the book analyse the relationship between technology and concepts like power, security and global order. They explore to what extent ideas about the role and implications of technology help to understand the way IR has been framed and world politics are conceived of today. This innovative text will appeal to scholars in Politics and International Relations as well as STS, Human Geography and Anthropology.


Reviews

“Volume is ‘a promising field report, rich in evidence and detailed insights, curious quotes and inspirational thoughts’ … . the book has all these qualities and is a must-read for scholars who are interested in technology's effects on IR both in terms of practice and discipline. The book would also be interesting and helpful for PhDs and early career academicians as it … offers crucial insights form distinguished IR scholars.” (Huseyin Emrah Karaoguz, Rising Powers Quarterly, Vol. 3 (3), 2018)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (UCL STEaPP), University College London, London, UK

    Carolin Kaltofen, Madeline Carr

  • University College London, London, UK

    Michele Acuto

About the editors

Carolin Kaltofen is Research Associate in Science Diplomacy in the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy at University College London, UK.

Madeline Carr is Associate Professor in International Relations and Cyber Security in the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy at University College London, UK.

Michele Acuto is Professor of Global Urban Politics in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

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