Descrizione
The book offers a systematic and theoretically grounded account of how visual artefacts shape the construction of global politics. Moving beyond IR’s longstanding textual bias, it demonstrates that images, data visualizations, and digitally mediated representations are not peripheral but constitutive elements of contemporary political practice. Rooted in International Relations theory and enriched by visual culture, media studies, semiotics, and critical sociology, the book develops a rigorous framework for analyzing visuality as a site of power, meaning-making, and political contestation. Engaging with realism, liberalism, constructivism, and critical approaches, it shows how visual representations influence collective perceptions, structure diplomatic performances, and legitimize policy choices in an increasingly mediatized environment. Combining theoretical depth with methodological pluralism, the volume draws on qualitative image analysis, geovisualization, data-driven methods, and case-based inquiry.
It examines the politics of visibility in conflict, the symbolic architectures of diplomacy, the strategic uses of nation branding, and the algorithmic infrastructures that govern visual circulation. In doing so, it provides scholars and practitioners with a comprehensive toolkit for understanding how visuality intersects with power, identity, and global governance.
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