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What Is at Stake in Building "Non-Western" International Relations Theory? (Hardcover)
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What Is at Stake in Building "Non-Western" International Relations Theory? (Hardcover)
Series: IR Theory and Practice in Asia
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International Relations (IR) as a discipline is often deemed to be
"too Western" centric. It has been argued that much of mainstream
IR theory is "simply an abstraction of Western history." 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, and in
what sense, is IR parochial? 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.
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