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Published:

Beastly Diplomacy

Written by

Halvard Leira
Research Director, Research Professor
Iver B. Neumann
Former employee

Ed.

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
  • DOI: 10.1163/1871191X-12341355
  • Language: Engelsk
  • Pages: 1 - 23
  • Volume: 12
  • Booklet: 2
  • Journal: The Hague Journal of Diplomacy

Themes

  • Diplomacy
  • Historical IR

Written by

Halvard Leira
Research Director, Research Professor
Iver B. Neumann
Former employee