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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stockdale, Liam P. D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2016]
Series:Future perfect: images of the time to come in philosophy, politics, and cultural studies.
Subjects:
Political planning > Philosophy.
Time > Political aspects.
Exceptionalism.
Politique publique > Philosophie.
Temps > Aspect politique.
Exceptionnalisme.
Exceptionalism
Time > Political aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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