The Palgrave Handbook of Global Politics in the 22nd Century

This handbook provides a unique approach to the question of how scholars write the future of global politics, engaging in world-building and imagining different futures of International Relations (IR) around the 200-year anniversary of the discipline. It combines outlines and discussions of theories, structures, processes, and core issues in IR with an academic science fiction account of how these might play out over the course of the next century, challenging IR and providing alternative imaginaries.

Format: Hardback
Length: 437 pages
Publication date: 02 January 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This comprehensive handbook takes a novel approach to the question of how scholars can write about the future of global politics. Written in a futur antérieur style, around the 200-year anniversary of the birth of International Relations (IR) as an academic discipline, the contributions engage in world-building and explore diverse futures for IR. Set in a multiverse, the book comprises 23 chapters that draw on a range of possible themes and imaginaries, such as post-pandemic conditions, the Anthropocene, and academic practices and the role of researchers. A concluding chapter brings these explorations into contemporary discussions.

The book adopts a format similar to existing handbooks, combining outlines and discussions of theories, structures, processes, and core issues in IR with an academic science fiction account of how these might unfold over the course of the next century. By doing so, the book challenges IR and presents alternative imaginaries, rather than attempting to predict future conditions for all humanity. It encourages readers to reflect on how thinking about the future has become an increasingly radical, yet more than ever necessary, act.

Overall, this handbook offers a thought-provoking and insightful exploration of the future of global politics, providing scholars and researchers with a valuable resource for understanding and shaping the field.

Weight: 838g
Dimension: 241 x 164 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031137211
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023