Entanglements in World Politics
The Power of Uncertainty
- ISBN: 9781009675772
- Editorial: Cambridge University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2026
- Lugar de la edición: Cambridge. Reino Unido
- Colección: Cambridge Studies in International Relations
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 465
- Idiomas: Inglés
In this seminal study, Peter J. Katzenstein drags the analysis of world politics from the Newtonian humanism of the nineteenth century into a new post-Newtonianism of the twenty-first. The key concept is entanglement. By examining differences in context, process, and language, Katzenstein specifies how risk and uncertainty intertwine. Three deeply researched case studies - finance and political economy, nuclear crisis politics and war, and global warming and AI - support his original arguments. A chapter on power further illustrates the risk-uncertainty conundrum. Entanglements in World Politics calls for humility and eclectic pragmatism, emphasizing the unity of knowledge of the natural and humanistic sciences and the complementarities of science and religion. Katzenstein's engaging writing and innovative approach make this a must-read for anyone interested in the complexities of global politics.
Introduction : “An imaginary knowledge of the perfect truth” meets the risk-uncertainty conundrum
Worldviews and small and large worlds
Small and large worlds, post-Newtonianism and para-humanism
Theories, models, and methods
Risk and uncertainty in finance
The missiles of 1962
Global warming and artificial intelligence
Control and protean power in small and large worlds
Conclusion : Re-sizing worlds
