Technology and International Systems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11922226 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey L Herrera (Temple University, Philadelphia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 559-593 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Millennium Journal of International Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-8298 • E-ISSN: 1477-9021 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/03058298030320031001 |
| OpenAlex | W2074853603 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
This essay develops a theoretical framework for understanding the connection between technological transformations and change in the international system and puts the information revolution in its proper context — as another in a line of technology-system transformations. The analysis proceeds in two steps: first I conceptualise technology as politics. Technology is inherently political in at least two ways: the construction of technologies is subject to political contestation and technology can be understood as a certain kind of practical knowledge, embedded in material artefacts and in the institutions built to manage them. The second step draws on Buzan and Little's idea of interaction capacity to conceptualise technology as a component of the international political system. This two-step approach draws our attention to the national and transnational institutions that develop new technologies and to the international systemic dimension of certain socio-technical systems. In the end, this approach provides a framework for understanding technological change, including the information revolution, in an international political context. In particular, it draws attention to political debate over the shape and content of a global information infrastructure
Context (archaeology · Dimension (graph theory · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Epistemology · Information revolution · Information technology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Subject (documents · Technological change · Technological revolution · Computer Science · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Law · University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
Transparency from Space
China’s Sci-Fi Images
Liebe und Macht in der deutsch-amerikanischen Sicherheitsbeziehung 2001-2003
Power and Security in the Information Age
The state made the system and the system made the state
Ny humanitær teknologi - en kritisk forskningsagenda
The balance of power and the power struggles of the polis
Humanitarian technology
Action, Technology, and the Homogenisation of Place
The Territorialization of Cyberspace
Cyber security meets security politics
Technology, philosophy and international relations
The humanitarian cyberspace
The water-energy-food nexus
The Politics of Security and Technology in Switzerland
Armaments projects in times of geopolitical tension - German renegotiations of the FCAS in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian War
| Citations per year | 0.94 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |