What is at stake in building "non-western" international relations theory?
Eun, Yong-Soo
What is at stake in building "non-western" international relations theory? / Yong-Soo Eun - New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. - x, 112p. 24cm. - IR theory and practice in Asia, 2. .
" Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements and preface; 1. Opening up the debate over "non-Western" International Relations; Mapping the terrain of the ongoing debate over "non-Western" IR; What is missing in the debate? (Neglected) issues at stake in building "non-Western" IR theory; What is to be done?; Notes; 2. The extent of diversity in IR: Multiple dimensions; Multiple dimensions of diversity in IR; To what extent is post-positivist research "practiced" in IR?; Conclusion; Notes. 3. Why is IR so Western/positivist-centric?; Literature review: Searching for "shared answers"; Disconnection between words and deeds?; Socio-epistemic issues in pluralism; 4. Broadening IR through dialogue: Bridging the positivist--post-positivist divide; A gap in the ongoing discussion on engagement and dialogue; How to encourage engagement and dialogue in a divided IR; An illustration: Critical Realism in methodological practice; Notes; 5. Broadening IR through dialogue: Interweaving Western IR theory with the indigenous experience of Asia. Illustrations: A move towards dialogue between Western-centric IR theory and indigenous knowledge of East Asia; Implications for "global IR" and dialogue; Note; 6. Conclusion: Reflexive solidarity; Reflexive solidarity; Note; References; Index. Opening up the debate over "non-western" international relations (IR) --
The extent of diversity in IR : multiple dimensions --
Why is IR so western/positivist-centric? --
Broadening IR through dialogue : bridging the positivist/post-positivist divide --
Broadening IR through dialogue : interweaving western IR theory with the indigenous experience of Asia --
Conclusion : reflexive solidarity.
"It is often pointed out that International Relations (IR) as a discipline is "too Western centric", and that IR tends to marginalise knowledge claims outside the West. In this respect, many IR scholars have called for "broadening" the theoretical horizon of IR while problematising the Western parochialism of the discipline, and it is increasingly acknowledged that IR needs to embrace a wider range of histories, experiences, and theoretical perspectives, particularly those outside of the West. However, despite such a meaningful debate over "broadening" the theoretical and practical horizons of IR, several critical questions remain unclear and under-explored. For example, does IR need to embrace pluralism? If so, how much? To what extent has IR actually become pluralistic? Should IR promote dialogue across theoretical and spatial divides? If so, how? Yong-Soo Eun addresses these questions. He undertakes a literature review and an empirical analysis of the extent to which the field has actually become diverse and pluralistic. This investigation considers diversity beyond the current limited focus on the geographical origins of theory. Yong-Soo also draws attention to the mechanisms and processes of knowledge production and transmission in IR. More importantly, he addresses what is probably the most acute issue associated with the "non-Western" IR theory-building enterprise, namely fragmentation and dialogue. In conclusion, Yong-Soo notes that the role of unsettling the present hierarchical structure of the discipline falls to reflexive individual agents. He argues that in order for their agential power to be more fully harnessed in the opening up of IR, critical 'self'-reflection and 'collective' empathy and collaboration among marginalised scholars are all essential."--Provided by publisher
9781138282544
Brijwasi Book Distributors :H-87, Lalita Park laxmi Nagar Delhi 110092
Political Science
International relations
East and West
International relations -- Philosophy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
327.101 EUN
What is at stake in building "non-western" international relations theory? / Yong-Soo Eun - New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. - x, 112p. 24cm. - IR theory and practice in Asia, 2. .
" Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements and preface; 1. Opening up the debate over "non-Western" International Relations; Mapping the terrain of the ongoing debate over "non-Western" IR; What is missing in the debate? (Neglected) issues at stake in building "non-Western" IR theory; What is to be done?; Notes; 2. The extent of diversity in IR: Multiple dimensions; Multiple dimensions of diversity in IR; To what extent is post-positivist research "practiced" in IR?; Conclusion; Notes. 3. Why is IR so Western/positivist-centric?; Literature review: Searching for "shared answers"; Disconnection between words and deeds?; Socio-epistemic issues in pluralism; 4. Broadening IR through dialogue: Bridging the positivist--post-positivist divide; A gap in the ongoing discussion on engagement and dialogue; How to encourage engagement and dialogue in a divided IR; An illustration: Critical Realism in methodological practice; Notes; 5. Broadening IR through dialogue: Interweaving Western IR theory with the indigenous experience of Asia. Illustrations: A move towards dialogue between Western-centric IR theory and indigenous knowledge of East Asia; Implications for "global IR" and dialogue; Note; 6. Conclusion: Reflexive solidarity; Reflexive solidarity; Note; References; Index. Opening up the debate over "non-western" international relations (IR) --
The extent of diversity in IR : multiple dimensions --
Why is IR so western/positivist-centric? --
Broadening IR through dialogue : bridging the positivist/post-positivist divide --
Broadening IR through dialogue : interweaving western IR theory with the indigenous experience of Asia --
Conclusion : reflexive solidarity.
"It is often pointed out that International Relations (IR) as a discipline is "too Western centric", and that IR tends to marginalise knowledge claims outside the West. In this respect, many IR scholars have called for "broadening" the theoretical horizon of IR while problematising the Western parochialism of the discipline, and it is increasingly acknowledged that IR needs to embrace a wider range of histories, experiences, and theoretical perspectives, particularly those outside of the West. However, despite such a meaningful debate over "broadening" the theoretical and practical horizons of IR, several critical questions remain unclear and under-explored. For example, does IR need to embrace pluralism? If so, how much? To what extent has IR actually become pluralistic? Should IR promote dialogue across theoretical and spatial divides? If so, how? Yong-Soo Eun addresses these questions. He undertakes a literature review and an empirical analysis of the extent to which the field has actually become diverse and pluralistic. This investigation considers diversity beyond the current limited focus on the geographical origins of theory. Yong-Soo also draws attention to the mechanisms and processes of knowledge production and transmission in IR. More importantly, he addresses what is probably the most acute issue associated with the "non-Western" IR theory-building enterprise, namely fragmentation and dialogue. In conclusion, Yong-Soo notes that the role of unsettling the present hierarchical structure of the discipline falls to reflexive individual agents. He argues that in order for their agential power to be more fully harnessed in the opening up of IR, critical 'self'-reflection and 'collective' empathy and collaboration among marginalised scholars are all essential."--Provided by publisher
9781138282544
Brijwasi Book Distributors :H-87, Lalita Park laxmi Nagar Delhi 110092
Political Science
International relations
East and West
International relations -- Philosophy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
327.101 EUN
