Theories of international politics and zombies /
Daniel W. Drezner.
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011.
- x, 153 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction... to the undead -- The zombie literature -- Defining a zombie -- Distracting debates about flesh-eating ghouls -- The Realpolitik of the living dead -- Regulating the undead in a liberal world order -- Neoconservatism and the Axis of Evil dead -- The social construction of zombies -- Domestic politics : are all zombie politics local? -- Bureaucratic policies : the "pulling and hauling" of zombies -- We're only human : psychological responses to the undead -- Conclusion... or so you think.
Drezner looks at how well-known theories from international relations might be applied to a war with zombies. Exploring the plots of popular zombie films, songs, and books, Theories of international politics and zombies predicts realistic scenarios for the political stage in the face of a zombie threat and considers how valid- or how rotten- such scenarios might be.