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SUMMARY:NATO Interoperability and Geopolitical Assemblages - Jason Dittmer
 \, University College London
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CONTACT:Dr. P MR Howell
DESCRIPTION:NATO has had\, since its origins\, a policy of attempting to p
 roduce interoperability among its national militaries. In this paper I exa
 mine the concept of interoperability through the lens of assemblage theory
 \, and look to the diplomatic sites and processes through which it is nego
 tiated. I then examine the two fields in which interoperability can be see
 n to emerge: procedures and war materiel. These differing materialities (o
 f bodies\, and of weapon systems) are key to how interoperability has emer
 ged over time in ways that shape both political subjectivities and the for
 m of international relations over time.
LOCATION:Room 101\, Hardy Building\, Department of Geography
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