Papers by Casper Sylvest
Cold War Civil Defence in Western Europe
This chapter examines the role of film and television in embedding sociotechnical imaginaries of ... more This chapter examines the role of film and television in embedding sociotechnical imaginaries of civil defence during the early nuclear age (c. 1949–1965) by zooming in on Sweden and Denmark, two neighbouring countries that differed both in terms of their political position in the Cold War and in the scale of their civil defence efforts. Following a theoretical discussion of the psychosocial effects of films and their manner of circulation, we analyse Swedish and Danish films in two periods demarcated by the thermonuclear disruption of civil defence during the mid-1950s. The analysis highlights how films were used to frame technologies and script and perform social norms. We argue that films constitute an important source for understanding the difficulties of embedding sociotechnical imaginaries of civil defence.
Review of International Studies, 2008
Abstract. This article deploys a historical analysis of the relationship between law and imperial... more Abstract. This article deploys a historical analysis of the relationship between law and imperialism to highlight questions about the character and role of international law in global politics. The involvement of two British international lawyers in practices of imperialism in Africa during ...
Millennium-journal of International Studies, 2004
International Studies Quarterly, 2004
This article questions two interrelated myths pertaining to the interwar internationalism of the ... more This article questions two interrelated myths pertaining to the interwar internationalism of the British Labour Party and the theories of so-called idealists in the academic discipline of International Relations (IR). In IR, interwar idealists are (in)famous for a detached and utopian ...
Modern Intellectual History, 2006
... 2006). INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY IN VICTORIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT: TH GREEN, HERBERT SPENCER, AND H... more ... 2006). INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY IN VICTORIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT: TH GREEN, HERBERT SPENCER, AND HENRY SIDGWICK. Modern Intellectual ...
Articles by Casper Sylvest
Kulturstudier, 1, 2020
Artiklen undersøger produktionen af fremtid(er) i Hvis krigen kommer, udgivet af Statsministeriet... more Artiklen undersøger produktionen af fremtid(er) i Hvis krigen kommer, udgivet af Statsministeriet og husstandsomdelt i januar 1962. Vores naerlaesning af pjecen tager udgangspunkt i begrebet "socio-tekniske forestillinger", der søger at forene et blik for teknologiers betydning i moderne samfund med en forståelse af deres indlejring i sociale normer, institutioner og praksisser, samt i omfattende studier af det danske civilforsvars historie. Analysen fokuserer på indholdet og formsproget i pjecen såvel som samspillet imellem disse. Vi identificerer tre fremtider, som i varierende grad blev udfoldet i pjecen: atomkrigens fremtid, en fred praeget af bevidstheden om atomkrigens mulige komme samt tiden efter atomkrigen.
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