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Offers the comprehensive global analysis of international relations, assessing the state of the discipline in different corners of the world, through insights derived from sociology of science and postcolonial theory. This title is suitable for those who are concerned about the history, development and future of international relations.
List of contents
1. Introduction: Geocultural Epistemologies Arlene B. Tickner and Ole Wæver 2. Latin America: Still Policy Dependant after all these Years? Arlene B. Tickner 3. South Africa: Between History and a Hard Place Maxi Schoeman 4. Africa: Teaching IR Where its Not Supposed to Be Cirino Hiteng Ofuho 5. Japan, Korea and Taiwan: Are One Hundred Flowers about to Bloom? Takashi Inoguchi 6. China: Between Copying and Constructing Yiwei Wang 7. Southeast Asia: Theory and Praxis in International Relations See Seng Tan 8. South Asia: A "Realist" Past and Alternative Futures Navnita Chadha Behera 9. Iran: Accomplishments and Limitations in IR Mahmood Sariolghalam 10. Arab World Baghat Korany and Karim Makidisi 11. Israel: The Development of a Discipline in a Unique Setting Arie M. Kacowicz 12. Turkey: Towards Homebrown Theorizing and Building a Disciplinary Community Ersel Aydinli and Julie Mathews 13. Russia: IR at a Cross-Road Alexander Sergounin 14. Central and Eastern Europe: Between Continuity and Change Petr Drulak, Jans Karlas and Lucie Konigova 15. Western Europe: Structure and Strategy at the National and Regional Levels Jorg Freidrichs and Ole Wæver 16. The "Crimson World": The Anglo Core, the Post-Imperial Non-Core, and the Hegemony of American IR Wayne S. Cox and Kim Richard Nossal 17. The Parochialism of Hegemony: Challenges for "American" International Relations Tom J. Biersteker 18. Conclusion: Worlding Where the West Once Was Arlene B. Tickner and Ole Wæver
About the author
Arlene B. Tickner is Professor of International Relations in the Political Science Department of the Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia.
Ole Wæver is Professor of International Relations in the Political Science Department of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Director of the recently created Centre for Advanced Security Theory.
Summary
This book provides the most comprehensive global analysis of international relations ever published, assessing the state of the discipline in different corners of the world, through insights derived from sociology of science and postcolonial theory.
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"This is an excellent collection of reviews of the state of the subject of International Relations in 16 areas of the world. As such it is the most comprehensive survey of how international relations is studied around the world. Usually, the subject of International Relations is studied from within a dominant framework, based on the theories and approaches found in the United States; this book is the first detailed attempt to look at how the rest of the world thinks about international relations. This incredibly important collection of essays paints a sophisticated picture of the construction of the discipline of International relations. The 16 case studies are set in a context by excellent introductory and concluding chapters. Wæver and Tickner have produced the best review of how international relations is studied throughout the world. This is an invaluable book for anyone interested in the discipline of International Relations,how it is dominated by a US literature, and what alternatives exist in other parts of the world for understanding contemporary world politics." - Professor Steve Smith, Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter, UK
For a discipline that calls itself international, it is remarkable how little attention has been paid by International Relations to scholarship outside the United States and Europe. Long overdue, this important book offers the first comprehensive view of the IR discipline on a global scale. The thoughtful and carefully considered case studies, written by scholars, all of whom live in the areas about which they write, ask what is the meaning of "theory" and the "international" in the various locales from which they speak. This book is essential reading for all IR scholars and their students who aspire to a truly global perspective on our discipline. - J. Ann Tickner, Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California, USA
