Quantum social theory for critical international relations theorists : quantizing critique / Michael P.A. Murphy.
2021
H61.25
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Title
Quantum social theory for critical international relations theorists : quantizing critique / Michael P.A. Murphy.
ISBN
9783030601119 (electronic bk.)
3030601110 (electronic bk.)
9783030601102
3030601102
3030601110 (electronic bk.)
9783030601102
3030601102
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
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English
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1 online resource
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10.1007/978-3-030-60111-9 doi
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H61.25
Dewey Decimal Classification
300.153012
327.101
327.101
Summary
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.-- Provided by publisher
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Palgrave studies in international relations.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.