Progress in Human Geography· 2013Q1
Geopolitical assemblages and complexity
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Short summary
This paper proposes a posthuman geopolitical framework using assemblage and complexity theories to understand emergent effects from complex interactions among elements.
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Key points
- Proposes a framework for materiality in geopolitics using assemblage and complexity theories.
- Argues for a relational ontology emphasizing complex interactions within geopolitical assemblages.
- Highlights that these interactions produce emergent effects that reshape the assemblage's elements.
- Discusses implications for agency, subjectivity, and systemic change.
- Acknowledges methodological and ethical challenges of this posthuman geopolitical project.
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Abstract
This article proposes a framework for considering materiality in the field of geopolitics: assemblage and complexity theories. Drawing on literatures beyond the field to imagine a posthuman geopolitics, this article argues for a relational ontology that emphasizes the complex interactions among the elements of an assemblage. These interactions produce emergent effects which themselves reshape the assemblage’s elements. This has implications for understandings of agency, subjectivity, and systemic change. The article concludes by highlighting the methodological and ethical challenges that such a project would face.
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Field: Geography, Planning and Development
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