| ID | 123583 |
| Title Proper | Technology and the international or |
| Other Title Information | how i learned to stop worrying and love determinism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | McCarthy, Daniel R |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Technological determinism as a theory of social change has been thoroughly tarnished in social theory, science and technology studies, and the discipline of International Relations. If once claims to an ahistorical development of technology (e.g. Cohen, 1978) were treated with significant respect, this is no longer the case. Indeed, it is by now a ritual to disclaim any notion of technological determinism in theories of international relations and the non-human world (Peoples, 2010; Herrera, 2006; McCarthy, 2011). Yet we must be careful of not throwing out the power of technological determinations with the teleological bathwater. This article attempts to develop a sociological account of technological determinism as dependent upon 'the International'. I will argue that technological determinism operates due to the presence of multiple political communities. Technological determinism is thereby reconceptualised as a distinct form of power in international politics. |
| `In' analytical Note | Millennium: Journal of International Studies Vol. 41, No.3; Jun 2013: p.470-490 |
| Journal Source | Millennium: Journal of International Studies Vol. 41, No.3; Jun 2013: p.470-490 |
| Key Words | International Relations Theory ; Power ; Technology ; Uneven and Combined Development |