Exopolitics
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Exopolitics is the study of the political relations between humanity and extraterrestrial civilizations.
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[edit] Term "Exopolitics"
The use of the term exopolitics in a formalized approach began with the work of Alfred Labremont Webre in 2000 with the publishing of his online e-book, "Exopolitics: Towards a Decade of Contact." An approach using conventional political science methodologies was taken by Michael E. Salla, PhD in "Exopolitics: Political Implications of the Extraterrestrial Presence"(2004). At present a definition for exopolitics is not listed in any standard dictionary, but listings have been created at Wikitionary and the Meriam Webster Open Dictionary. The American Dialect Society nominated the word "exopolitics" as one of the words of the year for 2005.
[edit] Exopolitics in Science
Exopolitics is not a mainstream academic discipline though the underlying questions involved are of legimitate scientific and philosophical interest. The possibility of extraterrestrial life has been theoretically addressed, often in the context of the Fermi paradox, while the existence of some form of extraterrestrial life has at least some support in Scientific community.
In a broader context exopolitics deals with the political implications of purported extraterrestrial-related phenomena. Critical questions include what, if any, political framework might be established between human beings and extraterrestrials. Various fictional "exopolitical" frameworks have been offered in science fiction.
[edit] Exopolitics in public
While the political aspects and implications of extraterrestrial-related phenomena have been the subject of discussion and writing since reports of UFO sightings in 1940's, the matter had not been given serious consideration until quite recently. In April of 2004 and 2005 the first two conferences centered on exopolitical issues were held near Washington, DC. Titled the X-Conference, they were productions of Paradigm Research Group.
In 2005 former Canadian Minister of National Defense and Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. Paul Hellyer, publicly disclosed his belief in an extraterrestrial presence, including a crashed extraterrestrial vehicle near Roswell, New Mexico in July of 1947, at an exopolitics symposium in Toronto on September 25, 2005.
[edit] Trivia
- British rock band Muse have a song titled Exo-Politics on the album Black Holes and Revelations, which considers the possibility of a conspiracy/government cover-up involving an alien invasion, inspired by the ideas of Alfred Webre and Michael Salla.
[edit] See also
- Alien invasion
- Astrosociobiology
- Diplomacy
- Fermi Paradox
- First contact (anthropology)
- International relations
- Interstellar War
- Outside Context Problem
- Prime Directive
- Zoo Hypothesis
[edit] External links
- Website of Alfred Webre
- Website of Dr Michael Salla
- Washington Annual Exopolitical Conference
- Paradigm Research Group
- Exopolitics Institute
- Exopolitics Conference in Toronto, Canada
- Macleans: Hon. Paul Hellyer claims UFOs are piloted by non-human intelligence
- Globe and Mail: Hellyer to speak at Exopolitics conference in Toronto September 25, 2005
- American Dialect Society Press Release on "exopolitics"
- Exopolitics Journal