[the politics of markets]

Question 1

Carbon markets as experiments [?;?]

Answer 1

Callon 2009
Carbon markets = ongoing collective experiments
Trials, errors, observation, evaluation
Unexpected actors appear
“Hot” component = in constant state of reconfiguration and disequilibrium
^ they create new matters of concern and disputes
not just economic but pol and techno-scientific
need to welcome all the actors who demand to be taken into account
Co-performation - not just by academic experts but others too

Question 2

The anti-political economy [?;?]

Answer 2

Barry 2002
Measurement important in economy
Anti-political effects - culture of regulation, monitoring, measurement = delegated to experts; political and economic spheres kept distinct and pure
Protected from external scrutiny or external scrutiny managed
Political effects = reveal objects and phenomena which can’t be explained as political or economic - contamination between the two
= organisation of economic activity becomes a political matter