Humorous States: IR, New Diplomacy and the Rise of Comedy in Global Politics

Humour and laughter inform the affective economy of the everyday life in global politics; jokes can occupy an instrumental role in political and diplomatic communication, while various practices of comedy embody and enact hierarchies of power within society. This Special Issue on Humour and Global P...

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Published inGlobal society : journal of interdisciplinary international relations Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors Brassett, James, Browning, Christopher S., Wedderburn, Alister
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Comedy
Diplomacy
Everyday life
Geopolitics
global politics
Humor
Humour
International relations
Jokes
Laughter
Political communication
Politics
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Summary:Humour and laughter inform the affective economy of the everyday life in global politics; jokes can occupy an instrumental role in political and diplomatic communication, while various practices of comedy embody and enact hierarchies of power within society. This Special Issue on Humour and Global Politics situates the politics of joking and laughter within the disciplinary debates and emergent research dilemmas of International Relations (IR). In different ways, the articles explore the important and sometimes difficult role played by humour in ordering, performing and-in certain circumstances-subverting the theory and practice of global politics.
ISSN:1360-0826
1469-798X
DOI:10.1080/13600826.2020.1828302