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Taming an uncertain future : temporality, sovereignty, and the politics of anticipatory governance /

Examines the intersection between temporality, futurity, and the political in contemporary society by exploring how the imperative to govern an uncertain future affects the way political power is organized and exercised.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stockdale, Liam P. D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2016]
Colección:Future perfect: images of the time to come in philosophy, politics, and cultural studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: temporality, futurity, and the political
  • The politics of temporal control
  • "To kill him who is making ready to kill": the anticipatory governance of (in)security
  • Anticipatory political timescapes
  • Pre-emptive security and the politics of exceptionalism
  • Precarious subjectivities, drone warfare, autoimmunity
  • Conclusion: anticipatory governance, liberal democracy, and the politics of the future.