A Whole New World: Reinventing International Studies for the Post-Western World (Palgrave Studies in International Relations)

The consequences of the rise of emerging powers like China and India is becoming the most important topic of debate in international studies. This book focuses on the impact that these changes have on the way we study international politics: if international politics is changing, should we also change international studies? To Fully Understand The Non-western World And Its Growing Impact On Global Politics, International Studies As A Discipline Has To Change. The Assumption That It Speaks To Universal Realities Has Left The Subject Trapped Within Its Current Conventions And Debates. Pierre P. Lizee Argues That The Nature Of The State In The Non-western World, The Nature Of The Market, And Other Such Realities Have To Be Studied In More Detail In Order To Produce A Better Account Of The Way In Which The Non-western World Will Influence Global Politics. Indeed, Democratization, Conflict Resolution, Development And International Stability Will All Move Forward Within Processes And Agendas Designed To A Growing Degree By Non-western Actors.--publisher's Site. Introduction: Understanding The Post-western World -- Part I. How Do We Think About Global Politics? Universals In International Studies: Competing Universals: Realism; Competing Universals: Liberalism; Searching For The Particular: After Constructivism -- Part Ii. What Do We Overlook? International Politics In The Non-western World: Violence, Rationality, And The State; Politics, Economics, And Self-identity; The Construction Of Difference In International Affairs -- Part Iii. What Now? Reinventing International Studies For The Post-western World: Reinventing Realism: Power And Violence In The Post-western World; Reinventing Liberalism: Values And Change In The Post-western World; The Way Forward: Searching For New Universals In Global Politics. Pierre P. Lizee. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 237-247) And Index. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 7 Introduction: Understanding the Post-Western World......Page 10 Part I: How Do We Think about Global Politics? Universals in International Studies......Page 24 1 Competing Universals: Realism......Page 26 2 Competing Universals: Liberalism......Page 48 3 Situating the Particular: After Constructivism......Page 70 Part II: What Do We Overlook? International Politics in the Non-Western World......Page 88 4 Violence, Rationality, and the State......Page 90 5 Politics, Economics, and Self-Identity......Page 105 6 The Construction of Difference in International Affairs......Page 128 Part III: What Now? Reinventing International Studies for the Post-Western World......Page 150 7 Reinventing Realism: Power and Violence in the Post-Western World......Page 152 8 Reinventing Liberalism: Values and Change in the Post-Western World......Page 177 9 The Way Forward: Searching for New Universals in Global Politics......Page 202 Conclusion......Page 226 Notes......Page 230 Bibliography......Page 246 Index......Page 257 The consequences of the rise of emerging powers like China and India is becoming the most important topic of debate in international studies. This book focuses on the impact of these changes on the way we study international politics: if international politics is changing, should we also change international studies? To fully understand the non-Western world and its growing impact on global politics, International Studies as a discipline has to change. The assumption that it speaks to universal realities has left the subject trapped within its current conventions and debates. Pierre P. Lizee argues that the nature of the state in the non-Western world, the nature of the market, and other such realities have to be studied in more detail in order to produce a better account of the way in which the non-Western world will influence global politics. Indeed, democratization, conflict resolution, development and international stability will all move forward within processes and agendas designed to a growing degree by non-Western actors