Eric Fattor

Eric Fattor is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Colorado State University, part of the College of Liberal Arts. He specializes in international security, political theory, and the politics of global media. His research focuses on media's role as a form of power in international relations and its impact on global governance structures.

Education: PhD in Political Science. Teaching experience includes courses at University of Denver, University of Colorado, and Hendrix College. Current teaching focuses on international politics, security studies, political theory, and interdisciplinary courses combining global politics with media studies.

Research Interests: Media as constitutive of political power, soft power dynamics, cultural weaponization, and the interplay between media technologies and political crises. Notable works include American Empire and the Arsenal of Entertainment (2014) and Caesarism in the Twenty-First Century (2024), examining media's role in shaping global power structures and crises.

Publications span books, book chapters, and journal articles exploring themes like the Arab Spring's media dynamics, Arctic environmental geopolitics, and ecological themes in radical political thought. His current work addresses how 21st-century media technologies have destabilized traditional governance frameworks.