Political Matter

<div>Taking seriously the argument that things have politics Political Matter seeks to develop a fully <i>materialist</i> theory of politics one that opens new possibilities for imagining the relationship between scientific and political practices. The contributors assert that without such a theory the profusion of complex materials with and through which we live-plastic bags smart cars and long-life lightbulbs for example-too often leaves us oscillating between fearful repudiation and glib celebration.<br> Exploring the frictions that come from linking the work of scholars in science and technology studies and political theory these essays spark new ways of understanding the matter of politics.</div> <div><br> Contributors: Andrew Barry U of Oxford; Jane Bennett Johns Hopkins U; Stephen J. Collier New School; William E. Connolly Johns Hopkins U; Rosalyn Diprose U of New South Wales; Lisa Disch U of Michigan; Gay Hawkins U of New South Wales; Andrew Lakoff UC San Diego; Noortje Marres U of London; Isabelle Stengers U Libre de Bruxelles; Nigel Thrift U of Warwick.</div>