Examines the intersection between temporality, futurity, and the political in contemporary society by exploring how the imperative to govern an uncertain future affects the way political power is organized and exercised.

1. Introduction: Temporality, Futurity, and the Political / Part I / 2. The Politics of Temporal Control / 3. "To Kill Him Who is Making Ready to Kill": The Anticipatory Governance of (In)security / Part II / 4. Anticipatory Political Timescapes / 5. Pre-emptive Security and the Politics of Exceptionalism / 6. Precarious Subjectivities, Drone Warfare, Autoimmunity / 7. Conclusion: Anticipatory Governance, Liberal Democracy, and the Politics of the Future / Bibliography / About the Author / Index

Liam Stockdale is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition at McMaster University, Canada.