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World Politics in Translation

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Virtually all pertinent issues that the world faces today – such as nuclear proliferation, climate change, the spread of infectious disease and economic globalization – imply objects that move. However, surprisingly little is known about how the actual objects of world politics are constituted, how they move and how they change while moving. This book addresses these questions through the concept of 'translation' – the simultaneous processes of object constitution, transportation and transformation. Translations occur when specific forms of knowledge about the environment, international human rights norms or water policies consolidate, travel and change. World Politics in Translation conceptualizes 'translation' for International Relations by drawing on theoretical insights from Literary Studies, Postcolonial Scholarship and Science and Technology Studies. The individual chapters explore how the concept of translation opens new perspectives on development cooperation, the diffusion of norms and organizational templates, the performance in and of international organizations or the politics of international security governance. This book constitutes an excellent resource for students and scholars in the fields of Politics, International Relations, Social Anthropology, Development Studies and Sociology. Combining empirically grounded case studies with methodological reflection and theoretical innovation, the book provides a powerful and productive introduction to world politics in translation.

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ISBN: 9781138630574
Publication date: 21st September 2017
Author: Tobias Berger
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 252 pages
Series: Routledge Global Cooperation Series
Genres: Communication studies
Development studies
Media studies
Literature: history and criticism
Translation and interpretation
Political campaigning and advertising
Law
Sociology
Ethnic studies
Colonialism and imperialism