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This book presents one of the first systematic assessments of aesthetic insights into world politics. It examines the nature of aesthetic approaches and outlines how they differ from traditional analysis of politics. The book explores the potential and limits of aesthetics through a series of case studies on language and poetics.

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'This is a spirited yet remarkably humble defence of the heretical idea that the future of international relations as a vigorous academic discipline depends on the willingness of its representatives to take a radical 'aesthetic turn'. Bleiker's intellectual vision unfolds in exemplary lucid prose.' -- Manfred B. Steger in Australian Book Review 'Bleiker presents a coherent and sustained argument in support of the aesthetic insight in international politics. He demonstrates the book's usefulness most effectively when reflecting on the particular security challenges that were posed by the 9/11 attacks.' -- N.A.J. Taylor in Global Change, Peace & Security 'This book is not only accessible to readers outside academia, but it also a useful contribution to the methodological and theoretical study of social science in general and global politics in particular.' -- Monica Ingber in In-Spire Journal of Law, Politics and Societies

[...] it is a beautifully written tome that writes intelligently and competently about its subject matter from a number of different disciplinary perspectives - Political Theory - David Ingram, Loyola University Chicago

'Roland Bleiker has written a book that is erudite, engaging and passionate. He is convincing in his argument that images, sounds and poetry impinge upon our encounters with politics and are therefore important to study. This book will become a landmark in the field of aesthetics and politics.' - Shirin M. Rai, Professor of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK. 'This is a spirited yet remarkably humble defence of the heretical idea that the future of international relations as a vigorous academic discipline depends on the willingness of its representatives to take a radical 'aesthetic turn'. Bleiker's intellectual vision unfolds in exemplary lucid prose.' - Manfred B. Steger, Professor of Political Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA. 'No one in International Relations has asked the questions Bleiker asks and sustained such questioning and the search for answers in a book-length piece of work.' - Stephen Chan OBE, Processor of International Relations and Dean of Law and Social Sciences, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK.

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ROLAND BLEIKER is Professor of International Relations at the University of Queensland, Australia. His previous books include Popular Dissent, Human Agency and Global Politics and Divided Korea: Toward a Culture of Reconciliation. He worked as a Swiss diplomat in the Korean DMZ and held visiting fellowships at Harvard, Cambridge, Humboldt, Tampere, Yonsei and Pusan National University as well as the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague.

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