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2. Why There is No Theory in Asian International Relations?
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Acharya, Amitav and Buzan, Barry
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INTERNATIONAL relations , *SOCIAL sciences , *POLITICAL science , *ASIANS - Abstract
This paper offers an overview of the evolution of IR theory as an essentially Western, especially American social science. It highlights the historical and philosophical underpinnings of IRT, its close nexus with the Western state-system and Western political thought. It then looks at the marginal place of Asians political experience and philosophical traditions in IR theory and examines the reasons for this. Finally the paper explores the different ways in which greater integration of Asian into IRT can be accomplished. It addresses much the same issues as are outlined in the panel proposal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
3. The Bandwagon.
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ECONOMICS ,SOCIAL sciences ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,POLITICAL science ,WAR - Abstract
Focuses on developments related to economics and world politics. Japanese Association of Tokyo's meeting to commemorate the outbreak of the China Incident; Pack between Russia and the United States to prevent war; Progress of the Dominican Republic.
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- 1938
4. The Un-Realism of Realism?s Epistemological Presuppositions.
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Oren, Ido
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SOCIAL sciences , *POLITICAL science , *SCHOLARS , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *INTELLECTUALS - Abstract
Realist IR scholars have become increasingly committed to the canons of positivist social science. Contemporary realist theorizing largely presupposes a strict separation of subject and object, emphasizing ?theory testing? and ?prediction? as touchstones of social science. For example, Stephen Walt noted with satisfaction that security studies (which ?fits comfortably within the realist paradigm?) ?adopted the norms and objectives of social science,? including the development of theories and ?the testing [of} their predictions against a scientifically selected body of evidence.? And John Mearsheimer urged scholars to ?use their theories to make predictions about the future . . . The world can be used as a laboratory to decide which theories best explain international politics.? If the world is a laboratory, it is incumbent upon realist theorists to detach themselves from the political events anticipated by their theories in the same manner that, say, a chemist avoids intervening in the experimental processes underway in his lab. In practice, however, realist IR scholars often intervene in political reality. They consult national security agencies, whisper in the ears of decision makers, write op-ed pieces, give interviews, and sign petitions in an attempt to influence policy and shape political events. For example, in recent months realists of all stripes have engaged in an overt political campaign against U.S. policy in Iraq. In their actual practices, then, realist scholars attempt to construct and re-construct political reality without realizing that the very act of their political intervention subverts the neat subject-object separation presupposed by their theories. By abandoning positivist presuppositions and drawing instead on constructivist approaches that regard purpose and analysis as ?part and parcel of a single process? (E. H. Carr), realists could greatly reduce the dissonance between their epistemological principles and their actual practices. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
5. International Politics: Scandinavian Identity Amidst American Hegemony?
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Jönsson, Christer
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HEGEMONY ,POLITICAL science ,AUTHORITY ,INTERNATIONAL cooperation ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,SOCIAL sciences - Abstract
International politics is often portrayed as a hegemonic discipline, dominated by US scholarship. Exploring the consequences of recent upheavals in world affairs for international politics research, the article, suggests that the end of the cold war has exposed certain weaknesses in the US center which may be turned into advantages for the Scandinavian periphery. Specifically, Scandinavian researchers do not share the American preoccupation with theories predicated on bilateral and symmetrical relationships. Moreover, they are more prone to focus on subnational actors, they are more embedded in political science, they are generalists rather than specialists, their primary role is that of being observers rather than advisers, and they are in a better position to escape from the entrapment of an ahistorical current-events approach. In conclusion, foreign policy analysis, negotiation studies, and research on international cooperation are singled out as areas where Scandinavians have been successful and where their relative success can be accounted for, at least in part, by an ability to capitalize on the comparative advantages identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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6. The Era of Distortion.
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INTERNATIONAL relations , *POLITICAL science , *INTERNATIONAL law , *SOCIAL sciences - Abstract
Presents views on issues relating to U.S. foreign policy. Exposition on the German paper's expose on the neocon cabal; Emphasis on the resurgence of anti-Semitism; Focus on the proliferation of media outlets and the segmentation of the society.
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- 2004
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