Worldmaking Projects and the Infrastructural Nexus : An Interdisciplinary Exploration / edited by Mathias Albert, Heidi Tworek, Tobias Werron.

1. Introduction.

2. The Infrastructural Nexus: Conceptualizing Worldmaking Projects and Their Infrastructures.

3. Are We Living in a 'New Age of Imperialism'? Studying the History of Interaction between Nationalist and Imperialist Worldmaking.

4. The (Non‑)Insular History of Imperialist Worldmaking.

5. Where WMPs Meet 'up' and 'down': Exploration, Governance, and Infrastructures in the Polar Regions.

6. The Infrastructural Nexus Aloft: Worldmaking Projects in the Air and Outer Space.

7. Worldmaking Activities after the Formal End of Empire: Examples from Africa.

8. Worldmaking Projects, the Cunning of Reason, and the Evolution of World Statehood.

How do idealistic projects for shaping the world relate to the actual political organization of world politics? The contributors to this volume provide a fresh perspective on the formation of order in world politics. They develop and utilize the concept of Worldmaking Projects (WMPs). These are projects that throughout history have sought to advance specific visions of order, such as national, imperial, or international. A particular emphasis is put on the central, yet often overlooked role that infrastructures play in this regard. The nexus between infrastructures and worldmaking is explored in relation to different Worldmaking Projects, including those in the air and in space, as well as in the polar regions.

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