Doubt, Conflict, Mediation is an interdisciplinary examination and reassessment of standard assumptions in social theory about modern time. * Rethinks capitalist and neo-liberal conceptions of time from both a sociological and anthropological perspective * Blends innovative and rich ethnographic studies from around the world with clear theoretical approaches * Examines the timescapes of a variety of institutions and social movements, such as biotech laboratories, civic organizations, planning offices, global sea-trade, urban squatting, and state bureaucracies