C 2024

Introduction : Approaches to Uncertainty in Global Politics

MATEJOVA, Miriam and Anastasia SHESTERININA

Basic information

Original name

Introduction : Approaches to Uncertainty in Global Politics

Authors

MATEJOVA, Miriam and Anastasia SHESTERININA

Edition

1st ed. London, Uncertainty in Global Politics, p. 1-22, 22 pp. New International Relations, 2024

Publisher

Routledge

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Chapter(s) of a specialized book

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

Publication form

electronic version available online

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Organization

Fakulta sociálních studií – Repository – Repository

ISBN

978-1-032-54670-4

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85180874780

Keywords in English

global politics; uncertainty; IR theory; risk; complexity; ambiguity

Links

MUNI/A/1279/2022, interní kód Repo.
Changed: 13/3/2025 00:50, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík

Abstract

V originále

Uncertainty shapes international relations (IR), global politics, institutional and state interactions, and many other relationships within and outside of the state. Yet, IR scholars have devoted relatively little attention to studying what uncertainty is; how we can (and should) approach it; and how it affects political actors’ interests, identities, and behaviors. This chapter tackles analytical confusion that exists in IR research over the meaning of uncertainty and the relationship between this concept and such associated terms as risk, ambiguity, and complexity. We argue that multiple, qualitatively different forms of uncertainty exist that pose distinct challenges and affect actors in diverse ways, including how actors react to and navigate the uncertain world they face. This chapter identifies several such forms, including practical, analytical, inherent, routine, extreme, and potential/possible uncertainty. These forms are explored in detail in substantive contributions to this volume. Engaging with these different forms of uncertainty reveals the social processes by which political actors make sense of their reality, including by collectively producing knowledge and information itself.

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