International Relations Narratives

Plotting World Politics

Riikka Kuusisto (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2021
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-23984-2 (ISBN)

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This book presents an innovative approach to research in International Relations by examining 12 theoretical contributions to the field as competing narrative bids. It demonstrates the pervasive nature of storytelling and considers narratives as a means of causal explanation in the human sciences.

By introducing four classic literary plot structures with their respective characters, events, moods and denouements, the book divides IR literature into tragedies, romances/epics, comedies and ironic/satirical stories. For each plot type, its characteristic features, logic and appeal are first reprised through some well-known prose examples before being employed in the analysis of major IR texts. King Lear, for example, helps bring out the tragic logic of Politics among Nations, and Sleeping Beauty demonstrates the romantic appeal inherent in The End of History. Twelfth Night is used to approach The Transformation of Political Community as a comedy, and A Modest Proposal paves the way for the examination of Bananas, Beaches and Bases as irony/satire. Rather than assess the absolute merits and shortcomings of the competing theories, the book discusses the relative strengths and weaknesses of stories that adhere to different plots in giving meaning to actors and events in the international arena.

Discussing a broad range of theories, this text will be of interest to scholars and students of International Relations and World Politics, including various subcommunities such as specialists in peace research and Feminist IR.

Riikka Kuusisto is Lecturer in World Politics at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She has published articles on themes including conflict rhetoric and foreign policy narratives in journals such as International Politics, Journal of Peace Research, European Journal of International Relations and Quarterly Journal of Speech.

1. Introduction 2. Narrative explanation and basic plots 3. Previously charted IR grounds: dismal tragedies and exuberant romances 4. Unexplored IR terrains: hopeful comedies and cynical satires 5. Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	14.12.2021
Reihe/Serie	New International Relations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	235 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	1-032-23984-0 / 1032239840
ISBN-13	978-1-032-23984-2 / 9781032239842
Zustand	Neuware