Screen LibraryThe prison as metaphor：re-imagining international relations
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P. Lang,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Studies in international relations ; v. 1 |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 229 p.: ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0820468398 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D81 |
| CLC: | D81-05 |
| Call Number: | D81-05/M346 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-225) and index. Imagining international relations. [The anarchy "problem" in international relations ; Why metaphor? ; Why the prison?] -- On the nature and use of metaphors. [The generative nature of metaphors ; The use of metaphors in politics and foreign policy ; The use of metaphors in political science and international relations theory ; Conclusions] -- Metaphors in international relations theory. [The range of metaphors employed in international relations theory ; Anarchy and the "state of nature" Metaphor ; Realist metaphors of international relations ; Liberal metaphors of international relations ; Constructivist metaphors of international relations ; Some problems with the use of metaphors in international relations theory ; Game theory and the prisoner's dilemma -- The experiential context of the prison. [Moving beyond the prisoner's dilemma ; Sociological studies of the prison ; The evolution of inmate relations in the modern American prison ; Considerations of gender ; Making sense of prison studies ; Conclusion -- What the prison metaphor reveals: lessons for international relations. [The social construction of prisoner relations as a basis for understanding international interactions ; Questioning the presumptions of anarchy and self-help ; Relationships of authority ; The question of violence ; The role of norms ; Defining a common enemy ; The question of gender ; The question of change -- International relations and the prison as "worlds apart?" "Levels of analysis" in the treatment of the prison ; "Levels of analysis" and international relations ; Levels of analysis and the construction of state sovereignty ; The prison, international relations, and the function of the sovereign state as guard against internal and external "dangers" ; Moving beyond territorial state sovereignty in conceptualizing the prison and international relations ; Critically reexamining state sovereignty and levels of analysis ; Conclusion -- Re-imagining international relations. Situating the prison metaphor in existing international relations theory ; Thinking about the entirety of international relations ; Where do we go from here? ; Practical implications ; Concluding remarks. |