Quantum Social Theory for Critical International Relations Theorists [electronic resource] : Quantizing Critique / by Michael P. A. Murphy.

Erişim Adresi
Link
ISBN
9783030601119
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yer Numarası
DK/20378
Yazar
Murphy, Michael P. A. (orcid)0000-0002-9523-4402 Link
Basım Bildirimi
1st ed. 2021.
Yayın Bilgisi
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Fiziksel Niteleme
VIII, 110 p. 1 illus. online resource.
Dizi
Palgrave Studies in International Relations, 2946-2681
İçindekiler Notu
Chapter 1. Introduction: Uncertainty, Paradoxes, and Critical Intuition -- Part 1: From the Laboratory to the Social World -- Chapter 2 – Quantum Mechanics for Social Scientists: Wave/Particle Duality, Observer Effect, Entanglement -- Chapter 3 – Analogy or Actuality? How Social Scientists Are Taking the Quantum Leap -- Part 2: Quantizing Critique through Translation and Application -- Chapter 4. Translating on Common Ground: Borders, Autoethnography, Assemblages -- Chapter 5. Applying a Quantum Imaginary: The Example of “Quactor”-Network Theory -- Chapter 6. Concluding Thoughts and Future Directions.
Özet, vb.
This book examines the crossroads of quantum and critical approaches to International Relations and argues that these approaches share a common project of uncovering complexity and uncertainty. The “quantum turn” in International Relations theory has produced a number of interesting insights into the complex ways in which our assumptions about the physics of the world around us can limit our understanding of social life. While critique is possible within a Newtonian social science, core assumptions of separability and determinism of classical physics impose limits on what is imaginable. The author argues that by adopting a quantum imaginary, social theory can move beyond its Newtonian limits, and explore two methods for quantizing conceptual models—translation and application. This book is the first introductory book to quantum social theory ideas specifically intended for an audience of critical International Relations. Michael P. A. Murphy is a SSHRC Doctoral Fellow in International Relations and Political Theory at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He has published over a dozen peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Contemporary Security Policy, International Relations, the Journal of International Political Theory, and Critical Studies on Security.
Konu
International relations.
Political science.
Social sciences __ Philosophy.
International Relations Theory.
Political Theory.
Social Theory.
Kurum Adı
SpringerLink (Online service)
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