The European Union (EU) Commission champions a'migrant-centered'approach to border
security and'irregular'migration management: it claims not only to observe human rights, but …

Over the last twenty-five years, garbage infrastructure in Dakar, Senegal, has taken center
stage in struggles over government, the value of labor, and the dignity of the working poor …

This article examines the role of water infrastructure in the production of state power, and
advances an understanding of nonhumans as power brokers. While state power is …

Materialism, a rich philosophical tradition that goes back to antiquity, is currently undergoing
a renaissance. In The Government of Things, Thomas Lemke provides a comprehensive …

Our core motivation behind this project was a desire to champion clear research design and
rigorous method in critical security studies. As a reflexive field, engaging with security …

After the atomic bombing at the end of World War II, anxieties about survival in the nuclear
age led scientists to begin stockpiling and freezing hundreds of thousands of blood samples …

During the fallout from the Boston bombings in April 2013, the city's mayor highlighted the
resilience shown by the people of Boston. He celebrated the fact that Boston was a 'resilient …

This article builds on previous work that has sought to link assemblage theory with the study
of disaster risk. Specifically, we propose that the existing idea of a 'disaster risk management …

This article critically examines the performative politics of resilience in the context of the
current UK Civil Contingencies (UKCC) agenda. It places resilience within a wider politics of …

Digital media are frequently described as producing a 'real-time','live','always-on'temporality.
While seemingly referring to similar processes and experiences, these descriptions indicate …