▁of ▁thoughts , ▁actions , ▁and ▁talk . ▁Post - real ism ▁focus es ▁particularly ▁on ▁the ▁talk , ▁on ▁disc ourse ▁and ▁debate ▁in ▁the ▁conduct ▁and ▁study ▁of ▁international ▁relations . ▁For ▁post - real ists , ▁international ▁real ism ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁social ▁scientific ▁and ▁political ▁r het or ic . ▁It ▁opens ▁rather ▁than ▁clos es ▁a ▁debate ▁about ▁what ▁is ▁real ▁and ▁what ▁is ▁real istic ▁in ▁international ▁relations . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Francis ▁A . ▁Be er ., ▁and ▁Robert ▁Har iman , ▁ed s . ▁Post - Real ism : ▁The ▁Rh et or ical ▁Turn ▁in ▁International ▁Rel ations . ▁East ▁L ans ing : ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Francis ▁A . ▁Be er ., ▁and ▁Christ ' l ▁De ▁Land st he er , ▁ed s . ▁Met ap hor ical ▁World ▁Polit ics . ▁East ▁L ans ing : ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Campbell , ▁David . ▁Writing ▁Security : ▁United ▁States ▁Foreign ▁Policy ▁and ▁the ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁Identity . ▁re vised ▁ed . ▁Min ne apolis ▁M N : ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁Press . ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Ch il ton , ▁Paul ▁A . ▁Security ▁Met aph ors : ▁Cold ▁War ▁Disc ourse ▁From ▁Cont ain ment ▁to ▁Common ▁House . ▁New ▁York : ▁Peter ▁Land , ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Der ▁Der ian , ▁James ▁and