Political Dystopias

Introduction to the course: Why bother about political dystopias?

Reading: 

Van Rythoven, E. (2014). Emotion and Dystopian Idealism in Security Studies. E-International Relations, available here.

Chinese Social Credit system video can be found below 

(please note that the system is viewed favourably by 70% of the Chinese, regardless of how representative the number really is; those more affluent echelons of the society are particularly in favour of it)