Nicholas Harrington, Author at Orders Beyond Borders

November 12, 2020 by Nicholas Harrington

Die Theorie der vielen COVID-Welten

Was wir glauben, über den Lebenszyklus der Pandemie zu verstehen, ist mit unseren “Beobachtungsinstrumenten” und ihrer Funktion und Kapazität verstrickt. [Foto: Getty Images]

Nicholas Harrington bietet einen neuartigen Ansatz zur Interpretation der globalen Variation der Antworten auf COVID-19. Mit Hilfe der Multiple-Universe-Interpretation (MWI) der Quantenmechanik konzeptualisiert er die COVID-19-Pandemie als ein Phänomen, bei dem die Abschwächungsmaßnahmen den Versuchsaufbau und die soziale Realität das Ergebnis des Experiments darstellen. Harrington lenkt die Aufmerksamkeit auf ökologische, soziale und kulturelle Faktoren und setzt sich dabei kritisch mit der MWI als Theorie sowie mit der Wahrnehmung der verschiedenen Reaktionen auf COVID-19 auseinander. Lesen Sie hier mehr über die vielen COVID-Welten, die wir vielleicht oder vielleicht auch nicht bewohnen.

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November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 by Nicholas Harrington

The Theory of the Many COVID-Worlds

What we (think we) understand about the life-cycle of the pandemic is entangled with our ‘tools of observation’ and their function, and capacity. [Photo: Getty Images]

In 1957, Hugh Everett suggested the Many Worlds Interpretation of quantum theory: each time the wave function collapses another universe is created. Given we have one COVID pandemic, and, yet, a multitude of global responses, are global populations living in respective COVID-worlds?

There’s a theory within quantum mechanics called the Many Worlds Interpretation (MWI). The many worlds interpretation is intended to resolve one of the meta-paradoxes of quantum: why do the results of quantum experiments not match our everyday experience of the world? Or, more precisely: why is the conduct of quantum experiments unlike the conduct of ‘regular,’ macro-level experiments? Continue reading “The Theory of the Many COVID-Worlds”

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In this episode of our interview series, Ananya Bordoloi talks to Nicholas Harrington from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Listen in as they discuss Nicholas’ dissertation exploring quantum physicist Niels Bohr’s idea of Complementarity in political philosophy and how it can aid in resolving polarizing politics. Find an abridged transcript and the whole audio interview here.

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Cupać, Jelena (2020): “The Feel for the Story. Narratives, Emotions, and Contestation of the Liberal Order”. In: Emotionen in Politik und Gesellschaft,1, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 81–98.

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Gerschewski, Johannes (2021): “Explanations of Institutional Change. Reflecting on a ‘Missing Diagonal'”. In: American Political Science Review, 115(1): 218-233.

Koch, Cédric M./Meléndez, Carlos/Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Rovira (2021): “Mainstream Voters, Non-Voters and Populist Voters. What Sets Them Apart?”In: Political Studies (published online Oct. 20, 2021).

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Parízek, Michal/Stephen, Matthew D.(2021): “The Increasing Representativeness of International Organizations’ Secretariats: Evidence from the United Nations System, 1997–2015”. In: International Studies Quarterly, 65 (1): 197–209.

Rauh, Christian (2021): “One Agenda or Too Many? The Varying Success of Policy Initiatives by individual Directorate-Generals of the European Commission 1994-2006”. In: European Union Politics, 22(1): 3-24.

Salehi, Mariam (2021): “Trying Just Enough or Promising Too Much? The Problem-Capacity-Nexus in Tunisia’s Transitional Justice Process”. In: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 1-19 (published online Feb. 22, 2021).

Schopmans, Hendrik/Cupać, Jelena (2021): “Engines of Patriarchy: Illiberal Backlash Politics and Its Consequences for Ethical Artificial Intelligence”. In: Ethics & International Affairs, 35 (3): 329–342.

Zürn, Michael (2021): “How Non-Majoritarian Institutions Make Silent Majorities Vocal: A Political Explanation of Authoritarian Populism”. In: Perspectives on Politics, 1-20 (published online May 26, 2021).

Zürn, Michael (2021): “Öffentlichkeit und Global Governance”. In: Leviathan -Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft, 37, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft: 160–187.

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