Decisionist Imagination - Sovereignty, Social Science and Democracy in the 20th Century

In the decades following World War II, the science of decision-making moved from the periphery to the center of transatlantic thought. The Decisionist Imagination explores how "decisionism" emerged from its origins in prewar political theory to become an object of intense social scientific inquiry in the new intellectual and institutional landscapes of the postwar era. By bringing together scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, this volume illuminates how theories of decision shaped numerous techno-scientific aspects of modern governance-helping to explain, in short, how we arrived at where we are today.

About the author

Daniel Bessner is Associate Professor of International Studies in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington.

Nicolas Guilhot is Professor of Intellectual History at the European University Institute in Florence.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Guilhot Bessner
• Assisted by: Daniel Bessner (Editor), Nicolas Guilhot (Editor), Guilhot Nicolas (Editor)
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9781800739253
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-925-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; USA, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, MATHEMATICS / Game Theory, United States of America, USA, The Cold War, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Decision theory: general, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General