Technology and International Relations: The New Frontier in Global Power - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1788976061 ISBN 13: 9781788976060

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2021

Synopsis

Exploring how changes in advanced technology deeply affect international politics, this book theoretically engages with the overriding relevance of investments in technological research, and the ways in which they directly foster a country’s economic and military standing. Scholars and practitioners present important insights on the technical and social issues at the core of technology competition.

Technology and International Relations emphasizes the importance of leadership styles, domestic political agendas and the relative weight of technologically driven countries in global affairs. It highlights the now widely shared belief among both developed and developing countries that technology will be the defining factor in international politics. The book also unpacks the complexity of real-life cases of key technological advances, including artificial intelligence, UAVs, satellites and the responses of governments and the private sector to rising technological challenges.

This will be an important read for scholars of political science, international relations and international political economy, particularly those looking at the impact of technology and innovation.

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About the Author

Edited by Giampiero Giacomello, Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, Francesco Niccolò Moro, Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna and Marco Valigi, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788976061
• ISBN 13: 9781788976060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Giacomello Giampiero, Moro Francesco N., Valigi Marco