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title = "Theory is Technology; Technology is Theory",
abstract = "New technology is undoubtedly changing world politics. But does this necessarily require new theories? In this interview, we explore the challenges facing a (political) theory of technology and how to understand the novelty of technologies such as Big Data. Ole W{\ae}ver recounts his early interest in technology and how theorizing technology demands that we look at different kinds of acts. Some of the main challenges include unintended effects and the assessment of decisions made within complex systems. We go back to Langdon Winner{\textquoteright}s early work on the political character of technology, and discuss why his ideas might be more valuable than concepts often subsumed under the heading of {\textquoteleft}New Materialism{\textquoteright}",
keywords = "Faculty of Social Sciences, Theory of Technology, New Technology, Politics of Technology, Big Data, Critique, power, philosophy of technology, world politics, Transformative technologies, new materialism, science and technology studies",
author = "Linda Monsees and Ole W{\ae}ver",
year = "2018",
month = nov,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-97418-7_2",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783319974170",
series = "Palgrave Pivot",
pages = "13--23",
editor = "Carolin Kaltofen and Madeline Carr and Michele Acuto",
booktitle = "Technologies of International Relations",
publisher = "Palgrave Macmillan",
address = "United Kingdom",
}