Organic Metaphors in International Relations.

Metaphors have been used throughout history to conceptualise and act in discourses on International Relations (IR) and politics. Each historical period has brought different conceptions of main ideas, often based on natural imagery. As conceptions of nature by natural scientists, so have metaphors. Metaphors of ?body?, ?cell? and ?gene? have all been used in this context at various times. This paper to explores the relationship between the natural sciences and discourses on IR, via the use of metaphors. What is the exact link between nature, the natural sciences, discourses on IR and metaphors? How have scientific revolutions changed this link? What has the role of organic metaphors in IR discourses on been? Which organic metaphors have been used in IR discourses? What are the functions of organic metaphors in IR? The first part of the paper explores the theoretical considerations about metaphors in the social sciences, their uses and interpretations, while the second part uses this foundation to discover and recover the relationship between organic metaphors and the IR. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]