Technology and Agency in International Relations

Author(s): Matthias Leese, Marijn Hoijtink, Katja Lindskov Jacobsen, Linda Monsees, Philipp Olbrich, Alex Edney-Browne, Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn, Mareile Kaufmann, Georgios Glouftsios, Aradau, Claudia
Editor(s): Marijn Hoijtink, Matthias Leese
Series: Emerging Technologies, Ethics and International Affairs
Pages: 210
Publisher(s): Routledge
Publication Year: 2019

This edited volume responds to a gap in the literature in International Relations (IR) by integrating technology more systematically into analyses of global politics. Building on insights from science and technology studies (STS), assemblage theory and new materialism, the book asks how technology makes international politics possible, tangible and sustainable. The volume contains empirically rich and pertinent chapters on the future of warfare, satellite imagery of North Korea, the US’ drone program, blockchains and finance, predictive policing and border management databases, and more.

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