Unmapping the 21st century: between networks and the state

The 21st century has been characterized by great turbulence, climate change, a global pandemic, and democratic decay. Drawing on post-structural political theory, this book explores two dominant concepts used to make sense of our disturbed reality: the state and the network. The book explains how th...

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Main Authors: Michelsen, Nicholas (Author), Bolt, Neville (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol University Press 2022
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Summary:The 21st century has been characterized by great turbulence, climate change, a global pandemic, and democratic decay. Drawing on post-structural political theory, this book explores two dominant concepts used to make sense of our disturbed reality: the state and the network. The book explains how they are inextricably interwoven, while showing why they complicate the way we interpret our present. In seeking a better understanding of today’s world, this book argues that we need to pull apart the familiar lines of our maps. By looking beneath and across these lines, an ‘unmapping’ presents new insights and opportunities for a better future
Drawing on post-structural political theory, this book explores two dominant concepts used to make sense of our disturbed reality: the state and the network.In seeking a better understanding of today’s world, this book argues that we need to pull apart the familiar lines of our maps. By looking beneath and across these lines, an ‘unmapping’ presents new insights and opportunities for a better future
Item Description:Chapter 1: Taking the Lines off the Map; Chapter 2: A Great Unmapping; Chapter 3: Capitalism and Imperialism; Chapter 4: Thinking Like a State; Chapter 5: Bureaucracy and Power; Chapter 6: The Battle Swarm; Chapter 7: Information and the State; Chapter 8: Romance of Networks; Chapter 9: Borders and Impermanence; Conclusion
Physical Description:iv, 159 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781529223743
9781529223736

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