Technology and ‘the International’ or
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Determinism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8104008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel R Mccarthy (0000-0003-0138-6892, University of Sussex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 470-490 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-26 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0305829813484636 |
| OpenAlex | W2114641050 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
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
Determinism · Economics · Epistemology · International relations · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social science · Social theory · Sociology · Technological change · Technological determinism · Teleology · Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies · Humanities and Social Sciences · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Law · Philosophy
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| Citations per year | 1.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |