Critical Practices in International Theory: Selected Essays

James Der Derian0415772419, 9780415772419, 0415772400, 9780415772402, 9780203882634

Critical Practices in International Theory brings together for the first time the essays of the leading IR theorist, James Der Derian. The essays cover a variety of issues central to Der Derian’s work including diplomacy, alienation, terrorism, intelligence, national security, new forms of warfare, the role of information technology in international relations, poststructuralist theory, and the military-entertainment-media matrix.

The book includes a framing introduction written for this volume in which Der Derian provides historical and theoretical context for a diverse body of work. Discussing his own influences and reflecting upon the development of international theory, he advocates a critical pluralist approach to the most pressing problems of world politics.

Written in the eloquent style that marks out Der Derian as one of the most provocative and innovative thinkers in international relations, this collection is essential reading for scholars and students interested in the past, present and future of international relations.

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James Der Derian is a Watson Institute research professor of international studies at Brown University, where he directs the Global Security Program and the Global Media Project. He is the author of many articles and books, including the highly acclaimed Virtuous War (2001, 2009).

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Table of contents :
Book Cover……Page 1
Title……Page 4
Copyright……Page 5
Contents……Page 6
Preface……Page 8
Acknowledgements……Page 11
Introduction……Page 14
1 Mediating estrangement: A theory for diplomacy……Page 20
2 Arms, hostages, and the importance of shredding in earnest: Reading the national security culture (II)……Page 44
3 The (s)pace of international relations: Simulation, surveillance, and speed……Page 56
4 Narco-terrorism at home and abroad……Page 76
5 The terrorist discourse: Signs, states, and systems of global political violence……Page 81
6 S/N: International theory, balkanisation and the new world order……Page 110
7 Cyberwar, video games, and the Gulf War syndrome……Page 133
8 ACT IV: Fathers (and sons), Mother Courage (and her children), and the dog, the cave, and the beef……Page 150
9 The value of security: Hobbes, Marx, Nietzsche, and Baudrillard……Page 162
10 The CIA, Hollywood, and sovereign conspiracies……Page 180
11 Great men, monumental history, and not-so-grand theory: A meta-review of Henry Kissinger’s Diplomacy……Page 193
12 Post-theory: The eternal return of ethics in international relations……Page 203
13 Cyber-deterrence……Page 223
14 Global swarming, virtual security, and Bosnia……Page 231
15 The simulation triangle: In the simulated battle.elds of tomorrow, war has more in common with Disneyworld than the Pentagon……Page 241
16 Virtuous war and Hollywood: The Pentagon wants what Hollywood’s got……Page 252
17 Virtuous war/virtual theory……Page 256
18 The illusion of a grand strategy……Page 275
19 In terrorem Before and after 9/11……Page 277
20 The question of information technology in international relations……Page 291
21 Hedley Bull and the case for a post-classical approach……Page 305
Index……Page 323