Michael P Marks
Biographic Data
| ID | 4124183 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael P Marks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael P |
| FAMILY NAME | Marks |
| SIGNATURE | MARKS M P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Willamette University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Exchange on Nick Onuf’s ‘Metaphoricizing Modernity,’ Part III–Reconfiguration of Modernity and/as Metaphor(s)
In this Dossier, four scholars reflect on Nicholas Onuf’s leading article, ‘Metaphoricizing modernity’, (re)engaging with – and celebrating – more broadly Onuf’s groundbreaking work from different places, perspectives, and angles. Part III (re)engages with (his) reconfigurations of Modernity and/as metaphor(s), including an extensive, and much careful response from Onuf to those four scholars and their (re)readings published in this Dossier: Cele…
Revisiting Metaphors in International Relations Theory
Metaphors in International Relations Theory
Metaphors constitute a fundamental way in which humans understand the world around them. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of metaphors in theories of international relations. Until recently
Robert E. Hawkinson
Robert E. Hawkinson died May 22, 2011 of an apparent heart attack at the age of 68. At the time of his death Prof. Hawkinson was Emeritus Dean of Campus Life/Associate Professor of Politics at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He was also Kaneko Faculty Commons Mentor, a position created as part of the Residential Commons system initiated by Prof. Hawkinson during his tenure as Campus Life Dean at Willamette. During his nearly thirty years …
The “We” Problem in Teaching International Studies
This article addresses the problems that emerge when students in international studies courses approach the subject matter from the perspective of the first person plural. Whether in terms of “we,”“us,” or “our,” many college students choose to adopt a personal perspective in discussions of international affairs. While it is natural for students to base their analysis of international studies on their personal observations and experiences, this i…
The King’s New Bodies: Simulating Consent in the Age of Celebrity
In recent years, the figurative face of politics in America often quite literally has become the face of a celebrity. This trend finds citizens in democratic society willing to yield up their political consciousness to media-created celebrities. Drawing on the theories of Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard, this article argues that the investiture of authority in celebrities represents a continuation of the trend by which social bodies operate …
The Prison as Metaphor: Recasting the “Dilemma” of International Relations
Metaphors are useful for theory creation. They minimize circular reasoning because the analytical deductions derived from them are based on empirical observations distinct from the phenomenon to be explained. Much of IR theory is based on metaphors. From political realism's appeal to the Hobbesian metaphor of anarchy to liberalism's appeal to the metaphor of the market, the way that scholars conceptualize international affairs is rooted in metaph…
Democratic Spain: Reshaping External Relations in a Changing World. Richard Gillespie , Fernando Rodrigo , Jonathan Story Integrating Southern Europe: EC Expansion and the Transnationalization of Spai…
The King’s New Bodies: Simulating Consent in the Age of Celebrity
In recent years, the figurative face of politics in America often quite literally has become the face of a celebrity. This trend finds citizens in democratic society willing to yield up their political consciousness to media-created celebrities. Drawing on the theories of Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard, this article argues that the investiture of authority in celebrities represents a continuation of the trend by which social bodies operate …
The “We” Problem in Teaching International Studies
This article addresses the problems that emerge when students in international studies courses approach the subject matter from the perspective of the first person plural. Whether in terms of “we,”“us,” or “our,” many college students choose to adopt a personal perspective in discussions of international affairs. While it is natural for students to base their analysis of international studies on their personal observations and experiences, this i…
The Prison as Metaphor: Recasting the “Dilemma” of International Relations
Metaphors are useful for theory creation. They minimize circular reasoning because the analytical deductions derived from them are based on empirical observations distinct from the phenomenon to be explained. Much of IR theory is based on metaphors. From political realism's appeal to the Hobbesian metaphor of anarchy to liberalism's appeal to the metaphor of the market, the way that scholars conceptualize international affairs is rooted in metaph…
Democratic Spain: Reshaping External Relations in a Changing World. Richard Gillespie , Fernando Rodrigo , Jonathan Story Integrating Southern Europe: EC Expansion and the Transnationalization of Spai…
The Prison as Metaphor: Recasting the “Dilemma” of International Relations
Metaphors are useful for theory creation. They minimize circular reasoning because the analytical deductions derived from them are based on empirical observations distinct from the phenomenon to be explained. Much of IR theory is based on metaphors. From political realism's appeal to the Hobbesian metaphor of anarchy to liberalism's appeal to the metaphor of the market, the way that scholars conceptualize international affairs is rooted in metaph…
The “We” Problem in Teaching International Studies
This article addresses the problems that emerge when students in international studies courses approach the subject matter from the perspective of the first person plural. Whether in terms of “we,”“us,” or “our,” many college students choose to adopt a personal perspective in discussions of international affairs. While it is natural for students to base their analysis of international studies on their personal observations and experiences, this i…
The King’s New Bodies: Simulating Consent in the Age of Celebrity
In recent years, the figurative face of politics in America often quite literally has become the face of a celebrity. This trend finds citizens in democratic society willing to yield up their political consciousness to media-created celebrities. Drawing on the theories of Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard, this article argues that the investiture of authority in celebrities represents a continuation of the trend by which social bodies operate …
Metaphors in International Relations Theory
Metaphors constitute a fundamental way in which humans understand the world around them. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of metaphors in theories of international relations. Until recently
Robert E. Hawkinson
Robert E. Hawkinson died May 22, 2011 of an apparent heart attack at the age of 68. At the time of his death Prof. Hawkinson was Emeritus Dean of Campus Life/Associate Professor of Politics at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He was also Kaneko Faculty Commons Mentor, a position created as part of the Residential Commons system initiated by Prof. Hawkinson during his tenure as Campus Life Dean at Willamette. During his nearly thirty years …
Revisiting Metaphors in International Relations Theory
Exchange on Nick Onuf’s ‘Metaphoricizing Modernity,’ Part III–Reconfiguration of Modernity and/as Metaphor(s)
In this Dossier, four scholars reflect on Nicholas Onuf’s leading article, ‘Metaphoricizing modernity’, (re)engaging with – and celebrating – more broadly Onuf’s groundbreaking work from different places, perspectives, and angles. Part III (re)engages with (his) reconfigurations of Modernity and/as metaphor(s), including an extensive, and much careful response from Onuf to those four scholars and their (re)readings published in this Dossier: Cele…
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