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The Final Frontier

International Relations and Politics through Star Trek and Star Wars
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The proposed book uses the Star Trek television/movie and Star Wars movie series to explain key international relations (IR) concepts and theories. It begins with an overview of the importance of science fiction in literature and film/television. It then presents the development of the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises, and discusses how their progression through time has illustrated key IR theories and concepts. As a bonus, it compares the two franchises to another recent science fiction franchise used to teach IR (Battlestar Galactica).
Chap. 1 A Tool for Understanding IR: The Meaning and Magic of Science Fiction Chap. 2 The Force is with us: An Overview of International Relations Theories Chap. 3 Roddenberry's Dream: Liberalism/Neo-liberalism and Star Trek Chap. 4 The Fall and Rise of Republics: Liberalism, Realism and Star Wars Chap. 5 Morgenthau, Kirk and Khan: Realism/Neo-realism and Star Trek Chap. 6: Aliens of the Galaxy Unite! Marxist/Radical and Constitutive Approaches in Star Wars and Star Trek Chap. 7: IR and Battlestar Galactica: From Disco Era Fantasy to Gritty Post-9/11 Reality
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