Theater of State : A Dramaturgy of the United Nations /

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In this innovative study of performance in international relations, James R. Ball III asks why states and their representatives come to the United Nations to perform for a global audience and how those audiences may intervene in the spectacle of global politics. Theater of State looks at key spaces...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ball, James R., III (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Theater > Political aspects.
Persuasion (Rhetoric) > Political aspects.
Communication in politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Theâtre > Aspect politique.
Diplomatie > Aspect politique.
Communication politique.
Diplomacy > Political aspects.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : "big heart, tiny legs I guess"
  • "Purpose is but the slave to memory" : narrative and history in the security council
  • "To be seen is to be doomed" : the force of spectatorship in UN peacekeeping
  • "The world of the rulers Is the world of the spectacle" : time and reiteration in diplomatic speech
  • "To receive an impression is to make an impression" : clapping along with the secretary-general
  • "Between one person and another" : interfacing with institutions at the international criminal court
  • "No more than a piece of paper" : the written word in a theater of states
  • Epilogue : "on notice" and "taking names".

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