Entanglements in World Politics: The Power of Uncertainty [Hardcover]

Insights from 20th-century science offer new, unconventional approaches to better understand and navigate 21st-century world politics.Peter J. Katzenstein argues that uncertainty in world politics is best understood through new worldviews articulated by 20th-century science. He underlines the importance of entanglement, addressing the risk-uncertainty conundrum that challenges conventional approaches. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.Peter J. Katzenstein argues that uncertainty in world politics is best understood through new worldviews articulated by 20th-century science. He underlines the importance of entanglement, addressing the risk-uncertainty conundrum that challenges conventional approaches. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.In this seminal study, Peter J. Katzenstein drags the analysis of world politics from the Newtonian humanism of the nineteenth century into a new post-Newtonianism of the twenty-first.?The key concept is entanglement. By examining differences in context, process, and language, Katzenstein specifies how risk and uncertainty intertwine. Three deeply researched case studies  finance and political economy, nuclear crisis politics and war, and global warming and AI  support his original arguments. A chapter on power further illustrates the risk-uncertainty conundrum. Entanglements in World Politics calls for humility and eclectic pragmatism, emphasizing the unity of knowledge of the natural and humanistic sciences and the complementarities of science and religion. Katzenstein's engaging writing and innovative approach make this a must-read for anyone interested in the complexities of global politics. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.Introduction: 'an imaginary knowledge of the perfect truth' meets the risk-uncertainty conundrum; 1. Worldviews and small and large worlds; 2. Small and large worlds, post-Newtonianism and para-humanism; 3. Theories, models and meló´