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Posthuman International Relations : Complexity, Ecologism and Global Politics.
In this bold intervention, Cudworth and Hobden draw on recent advances in complexity theory to call for a profound re-envisioning of the study of international relations. As a discipline, IR is wedded to the Enlightenment project of overcoming the hazards of nature, and thus remains constrained by a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Zed Books,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- About the authors; Acknowledgements
- 1. Introducing complexity and posthumanism to international politics; Complexity theory and the complex world; The problem of 'IR'; The posthuman future of international relations?; The structure of the book
- 2 Complexity theory in the study of the social world; Complexity and the social sciences; A typology of complexity approaches; Table 2.1 Complexity and social science; Conclusion
- 3 Complex international systems; Systems thinking in international relations; Key elements of complex theorizing; Complex international systems; Conclusions.
- 4 Emergent features in international systems; Emergence and international relations; International relations and the global food industry: embedded systems
- 5 Complex ecologism; International relations, security and the environment; Table 5.1 Environment and security; Securitization and environmental governance in Europe; Complexity, difference and ecopolitical theory; Complex ecologism and international relations
- 6 The politics of posthumanism; More and less critical posthumanisms; Reinventing politics; Embodied power and posthuman politics.
- A posthuman international relations for earthlings
- 7 For a posthuman international relations; Implications of posthuman approaches for the study of international relations; Why posthuman international relations?; The costs of a complexity approach; Policy implications
- progress in a complex world
- Future research
- Bibliography
- Index
- About Zed Books.