The discipline of international relations is ironically not at all international. The study of international relations is conducted primarily from a specific geopolitical site (the United States) that happens to be the most powerful country in both international affairs and the discipline itself. To a significant degree, this influences the way the discipline sees the world and also how it contributes to policy-making and thereby the shape of that world itself. Controversial and critical of the Anglo-American mainstream, 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.
Edited by:
Arlene B. Tickner,
Ole Wæver (University of Copenhagen,
Denmark)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Volume: v. 1
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780415772365
ISBN 10: 0415772362
Series: Worlding Beyond the West
Pages: 354
Publication Date: 19 June 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Professional & Vocational
,
A / AS level
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"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"
University of the Andes, Bogota, Colombia Copenhagen Peace Research Institute, Denmark
Reviews for International Relations Scholarship Around the World
<p> 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. W?ver 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 alt
