The Time of Global Politics: International Relations as Study of the Present

How can we better relate and respond to the political times we inhabit? Temporal relationships play a central role in the questions at the heart of global politics, but political commentators and observers focus almost exclusively on the past as a means of predicting and preparing for the future. Christopher McIntosh argues that, although past events are meaningful for our collective future, the present remains vitally important. McIntosh emphasises the importance of the present as a conceptual resource and analytical category for thinking about international politics. The present, he suggests, places an orientation toward difference and a recognition of the human limits of understanding alongside an emphasis on process and change. This book will shift current thinking about prediction and better enable the use of knowledge about international politics to meaningfully and positively intervene in present-day concerns.

Author: Christopher McIntosh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/07/2023
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9781009386814

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2025

About the Author
McIntosh, Christopher: - Christopher McIntosh is Assistant Professor of Politics at Bard College. His research focuses on developing a concept of time, war, and social theory in international politics, and he is one of the first IR scholars to establish time and temporality as a separate area of research inquiry and theory.

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