Scientific article
Published:
Beastly Diplomacy
Summary:
Even if beastly iconography has been pervasive in international politics, the study of diplomacy has traditionally focused solely on man as a political animal. Animals in diplomacy have been treated as a curiosity. This article stakes a claim for a more serious engagement with beastly diplomacy, arguing that animals matter through their ontic status; by representing states; as diplomatic subjects; and as objects of diplomacy. The article places particular emphasis on how animals are a special kind of diplomatic gift, with a variety of meanings and functions. Taking animals seriously implies a rethinking of both the process and the outcomes of diplomacy.
- Published year: 2016
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DOI:
10.1163/1871191X-12341355
- Language: Engelsk
- Pages: 1 - 23
- Volume: 12
- Booklet: 2
- Journal: The Hague Journal of Diplomacy