Critical Approaches to International Relations : Philosophical Foundations and Current Debates / edited by M. Kürşad Özekin and Engin Sune.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Özekin, M. Kürşad, editor.

Sune, Engin, editor.

Series:

Studies in critical social sciences ; Volume 205.

Studies in Critical Social Sciences Series ; Volume 205

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Philosophy.

International relations.

Critical theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill nv, [2022]

Summary:

"Critical Approaches to International Relations: Philosophical Foundations and Current Debates explores the achievements of a wide variety of critical approaches in International Relations theory, discusses the barrage of criticism and theoretical openings they levied against the IR orthodoxy and suggests future potential of critical IR scholarship to improve not only our explanatory possibilities, but also our ethical and practical horizons. In line with this broad objective, the book examines a number of influential approaches within critical IR scholarship, including core strands of critical IR theory such as Marxism, post-structuralism, Feminism, post-colonialism and green politics as well as some sub-school approaches such as Marxist theories of imperialism, dependency perspective, uneven and combine development and non-western IR theory. Contributors are: M. Kürşad Özekin, Engin Sune, Çağdaş Özeniş, Gözde Turan, Mine Nur Küçük, Neslihan Dikmen Alsancak, Zeynep Arıöz, Pınar Akgül, and Altuğ Günar"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

Notes on Contributors

Chapter 1 Introduction: Foundations of International Relations Theory

References

Chapter 2 Relevance and Contributions of Marxism as a Critical ir Theory

1 Introduction

2 Origins and Historical Development of Marxist Thought as a Critical Social Theory

3 The Critique of the Mainstream ir Scholarship and the Notion of "International" in Marxist Thought

4 Main Notions and Premises of Marxist Thought

5 Contemporary Relevance of Marxist Approaches in International Relations

6 Conclusion

Chapter 3 Imperialism as a Critical Theory of ir

2 Theory of Imperialism: A Brief History

3 Critiques of Theory of Imperialism to Mainstream ir

4 Imperialism and the Theory of International Relations

5 Contributions of Imperialism to the Current Debates in ir

Chapter 4 The Achievements of Dependency Approach as a Critical ir Theory

2 Dependency in Retrospect: The Historical Roots and Intellectual Foundations of Dependency Approach

3 Achievements and Contributions of Dependency Approach as a Critical ir Theory

4 Enduring Relevance and Contemporary Manifestation of Dependency Theory Today

5 In Lieu of Conclusion

Chapter 5 Uneven and Combined Development: A Dialectical and International Theory of Social Change

2 Trotsky, Permanent Revolution and the Emergence of the "Law of ucd"

3 The Main Critiques Levied against Conventional ir Theory

4 The Philosophical Premises of ucd

4.1 Ontological Premises of ucd: Causal Mechanisms &amp

Social Structures

4.2 Epistemological &amp

Methodological Premises: ucd as an innovation in Dialectical Thought.

5 Contemporary Discussions, New Theoretical Openings and Research Directions

Chapter 6 Poststructuralism and the Poststructuralist Turn in ir

2 The Poststructuralist Turn in ir

3 What Is Poststructuralism and What Defines the Post of Poststructuralism

4 Poststructuralist ir against Mainstream ir

5 How to Set Apart Poststructuralist ir from Other Critical Approaches

6 Poststructuralist Perspectives and Research

7 Conclusion: A Further Critique

Chapter 7 Postcolonial Approaches in International Relations

2 The Classical Works of Postcolonialism

3 The Main Criticisms to Conventional and Critical ir Theories

4 The Main Arguments of the Postcolonial ir Approaches

5 The Research Directions of the Postcolonial ir Approaches

Chapter 8 International Political Sociology and International Relations

2 The Historiography and Philosophical Underpinnings of International Political Sociology

3 The Main Critics Levied against the Discipline of ir

4 The Main Premises of International Political Sociology

5 The New Theoretical Openings and Research Directions

Chapter 9 Feminism and the Discipline of International Relations

2 The Historiography of the Feminist ir

3 Main Critiques of Feminist Approach Levied Against Conventional ir Theory

3.1 Empiricist/Rationalist Feminism

3.2 Standpoint Feminism

3.3 Postmodern Feminism

4 The Main Premises of the Feminist ir Approach

Chapter 10 Non-Western International Relations Theories

2 The History of Non-Western irThinking

3 The Main Critiques of Conventional irTheory.

4 The Main Premises of Non-Western irt s

5 New Theoretical Openings and Research Directions

Chapter 11 Green Theory in ir: A Theory for a Green World

2 Historical Background: Development of Green Theory

4 Main Principles of the Green Theory

5 Research Directions for Green Politics

Chapter 12 Epilogue

Index.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Özekin, M. Kürşad Critical Approaches to International Relations

ISBN:

9789004470507

9004470506

OCLC:

1288212434