Antoine Bousquet
Lecturer in International Relations
BSc (University College London)
MSc, PhD (London School of Economics)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3073 8125
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7631 6787
Email: a.bousquet@bbk.ac.uk
http://birkbeck.academia.edu/AntoineBousquet/About
Research Interests
- War and society
- Political violence
- History and philosophy of science and technology
- Complexity theory
- International political and social theory
Enquiries from those seeking PhD supervision in these areas are welcome. If you are interested in pursuing research in any of these areas, you should first read our advice on how to apply for MPhil/PhD research before submitting an application.
Books
- The Scientific Way of Warfare: Order and Chaos on the Battlefields of Modernity (Hurst & Columbia University Press, 2009)
Articles
- 'Complexity Theory and the War on Terror: Understanding the Self-Organising Dynamics of Leaderless Jihad' Journal of International Relations and Development (November 2011).
- 'Beyond Models and Metaphors: Complexity Theory, Systems Thinking and International Relations' (with Simon Curtis) Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol.24, No.1, March 2011.
- 'Introduction: Complexity and the International Arena' (with Robert Geyer) Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol.24, No.1, March 2011.
- 'Chaoplexic Warfare or the Future of Military Organization' International Affairs Vol.84 No.5, September 2008.
- 'Cyberneticizing the American War Machine: Science and Computers in the Cold War' Cold War History Vol.8, No.1, January 2008.
- 'Hiroshima, September 11 and Apocalyptic Revelations in Historical Consciousness' Millennium: Journal of International Studies Vol.34, No.3, August 2006.
Book Chapters
- 'War' in Edwin Amenta, Kate Nash, & Alan Scott (eds.), New Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (2012)
Encyclopaedic Entries
- 'Clausewitz, Carl von' in Michael Gibbons (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Political Thought (Wiley-Blackwell, forthcoming 2012)
Teaching
- War and Modern Society (undergraduate)
- Politics of Globalisation and Global Governance (postgraduate)
- War, Politics and Society (postgraduate)
