The article analyses the ways political metaphors have been used throughout history to imagine and perform in political discourses. Each historical periodhas brought different conceptions of main political concepts, often based on natural imagery. Metaphors of 'body', 'machine', 'market as a self-balancing mechanism' etc. have all been used in this context at various historical periods. The aim of the article is to explore the relationship between political discourses and conceptions of nature via metaphor. Roles of metaphors of nature in political science, their workings, links between nature, political science and political discourses, etc. are considered. The first part explores theoretical considerations about metaphors in political science, its uses and interpretations, while the second focuses on discoveringand recovering the relationship between nature and political metaphors.
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