Saturday, June 05, 2021

Theories of International Politics and Zombies



Theories of International Politics and Zombies is a 2014 book by Daniel W. Drezner, an American professor of international politics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, an author, a blogger, a commentator, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Project on International Order and Strategy at the Brookings Institution. I found this a fascinating look at how zombies might play out in real life and an interesting way of looking at different philosophies of international relations without getting distracted by particular controversial issues. The overview of this book at Princeton University Press says,
What would happen to international politics if the dead rose from the grave and started to eat the living? Daniel Drezner’s groundbreaking book answers the question that other international relations scholars have been too scared to ask. Addressing timely issues with analytical bite, Drezner looks at how well-known theories from international relations might be applied to a war with zombies. Exploring the plots of popular zombie films, songs, and books, Theories of International Politics and Zombies predicts realistic scenarios for the political stage in the face of a zombie threat and considers how valid—or how rotten—such scenarios might be.
You can read the author's blog here.

Here he's speaking at the Harvard Coop in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Here he speaks at the Centre for International Governance Innovation:



This is from Tedx:

16 comments:

  1. ...I've never been into Zombies.

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  2. That sounds like some interesting ideas.

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    1. It's fascinating to see this used as a way of discussing philosophical differences without the distraction of disagreements on the controversial issues.

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  3. Well I love Zombies and it is fascinating to see the use.

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  4. How did I know that you liked Zombies ...lol 😀. Take care and Happy Weekend! Hugs, Jo x

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  5. And the Republicans would still find a way to suppress Zombie votes

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  6. I watched the first one, then watched the Ted Talk and fell asleep. Sorry, but I am back now to finish watching the Ted Talk from where I left off. Maybe I should just start from the beginning, because I don't remember much of it.

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    1. I didn't finish the videos, but he certainly had an idea of dealing with the subject that drew a lot of attention.

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  7. I think this book would give me bad dreams! Have a great day, Valerie

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    1. Only if the subject of international relations would give you bad dreams. But it well might lol I can understand.

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  8. Not sure about this one, but thanks for the links.

    All the best Jan

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    1. It made for an interesting approach.

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