Romantic narratives in international politics : pirates, rebels and mercenaries / Alexander Spencer.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: once upon a time ...; Discourse analysis and the narrative turn; Political elite, media narratives and the role of culture; Structure of the book; 1 Narrative analysis as an approach in IR; The concept of narrative and a story of its travel; Literary studies and narratology; Narrative psychology and cognitive narratology; Historical narratives; Narrative analysis and constructivism in IR

The construction of social reality and the notion of settingThe constitution of identity and characterization; The co-constitution of agent and structure and the role of emplotment; Practical application of narrative analysis; The consequences of and reasons for narratives; Narrative consequences and the question of causality; Reasons for narrative dominance and marginalization; Romantic narratives; Romantic settings; Romantic characterization; Romantic emplotment; Conclusion; Notes; 2 German narratives of the pirate in Somalia; Romantic narratives of the pirate

Historical romantic stories of the pirateThe literary pirate; The popular pirate; German media narratives on piracy; Setting; Characterization; Emplotment; An alternative story: linking piracy and terrorism; Similarities between piracy and terrorism; Cooperation between pirates and terrorists; The use of pirate tactics by terrorists; Political piracy; The marginalization of the 'terror-pirate' story; Conclusion; Notes; 3 British narratives of the rebel in Libya; Rebellion, revolution and romance; The romantic Arab rebel?; British media narratives on rebellion in Libya; Setting

CharacterizationEmplotment; Romantic narratives on Libya among the political elite; Setting; Characterization; Emplotment; Alternative yet marginal stories of rebellion; The marginalization of crimes and human rights violations by rebels; The marginalization of a link between rebels and al-Qaeda; Conclusion; Notes; 4 US narratives of private military and security companies in Iraq; Anti-mercenary narratives; A historical narrative dislike of mercenaries; Mercenaries in international law; Mercenaries in literature; US media narratives on PMSCs; Setting; Characterization; Emplotment

Marginalized romantic stories about PMSCsA story about PMSCs as brave patriots; A story about PMSCs as noble humanitarians; The persistence of the mercenary link in the media, politics and pop culture; The mercenary narrative in the US media; The mercenary narrative in US political debate; The mercenary narrative in international law; The mercenary narrative in language and culture; Conclusion; Notes; Conclusion: the end; The story of the book; Marginalized and dominant narratives on romanticization; Narrator-based approaches; Story-based approaches; Audience-based approach

Introducing insights from literary studies and narratology into international relations, this study examines the romantic narratives of pirates in Somalia, rebels in Libya and private military and security companies in Iraq.

In English.

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