Here's a bit of analysis on how Sci-Fi has treated government at the Volokh Conspiracy.
In sharp contrast to legal scholars and other academics, the majority of whom tend to favor relatively centralized government, major science fiction and fantasy writers tend to support decentralized political systems or even anarchy. I am not arguing that decentralization is the main theme of these works and in some cases it isn't even conscious. But it does seem to be there.
1 comment:
He says good things about B-5. I'm in love. I've often found a very strong anti-authoritarian streak in most written SF. It's not nearly as prevelant in movies & TV shows, except for B-5.
Post a Comment