Critical International Political Economy: Dialogue, Debate And Dissensus (international Political Economy Series)

"This book gives provocative responses to recent debates in International Political Economy. It provides a much needed and timely intervention to the current anodyne discussions about the evolution of the discipline and prompts wider reflection on the nature of enquiry itself"-- pt. 1. Dialogue -- pt. 2. Debate -- pt. 3. Dissensus This Book Gives Provocative Responses To Recent Debates In International Political Economy. It Provides A Much Needed And Timely Intervention To The Current Anodyne Discussions About The Evolution Of The Discipline And Prompts Wider Reflection On The Nature Of Enquiry Itself-- Introduction: 'critical' And 'international Political Economy' / Stuart Shields, Iah Bruff And Huw Macartney -- Part I. Dialogue: 1. Missing Voices: Critical Ipe, Disciplinary History And H.n. Brailsford's Analysis Of The Capitalist International Anarchy / Lucien M. Ashworth; 2. Space, The Latest Frontier?: A Scalar-relational Approach To Critical Ipe / Huw Macartney And Stuart Shields; 3. Poststructuralism In/and Ipe / Penny Griffin -- Part Ii. Debate: 4. New Marxism And The Problem Of Subjectivity: Towards A Critical And Historical International Political Economy / Randall Germain; 5. Overcoming The State/market Dichotomy / Ian Bruff; 6. Critical Feminist Scholarship And Ipe / Juanita Elias -- Part Iii. Dissensus: 7. Reclaiming Critical Ipe From The 'british' School / Owen Worth; 8. 'what's Critical About Critical Theory'?: Feminist Materialism, Intersectionality And The Social Totality Of The Frankfurt School / Anita Fischer And Daniela Tepe; 9. Knowledge Versus Power In The Field Of Ipe / Paul Cammack -- Conclusion: Ipe And The International Political Economy?: Ipe Or The International Political Economy? / Stuart Shields, Ian Bruff And Huw Macartney. Edited By Stuart Shields, Ian Bruff, Huw Macartney. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 173-190) And Index. 'Cause for celebration: a 'critical' volume on IPE that is worthy of the name. This innovative text is not only a good read but a crucial contribution at a critical moment. It breaks out of stale boxes and sterile debates, asks silenced questions, takes us in new directions, and gets real about being critical.' -- V. Spike Peterson, Professor of International Relations, University of Arizona, USA 'A key strength of this volume is its reflexive and broadly approached understanding of what is critical, which extends to questioning the term itself, and that it poses important questions for further research. I recommend it to scholars in IR and IPE plus those working on social theory and the history of ideas, as well as to postgraduate and PhD students.' -- Ulrich Brand, Chair of International Politics, University of Vienna, Austria "Critical IPE' is commonly criticised as an umbrella term for a head-nodding, self-referential ensemble of Post-Marxists and Post-Structuralists moaning into the void of late capitalism. Shields, Bruff and Macartney correct this depiction and have assembled a range of thoughtful essays, commentaries and polemics to challenge not only the orthodoxy in the field of IPE but also Critical IPE scholars.' -- Leonard Seabrooke, Professor in IPE and Economic Sociology, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark 'A pathbreaking survey of the state of IPE drawing lessons from the past and confronting the challenges of the 21st century.' -- Anastasia Nesvetailova, Reader in IPE, City University London, UK This book gives provocative responses to recent debates in International Political Economy. It provides a much needed and timely intervention to the current anodyne discussions about the evolution of the discipline and prompts wider reflection on the nature of enquiry itself. Amidst the continued debate surrounding the foundations of IPE and recent methodological and theoretical divides, the authors argue that an attempt should be made to re-visit the notion of the 'critical'. They assess the development of so-called critical IPE and interrogate whether the theoretical foundations it was built upon have reached their potential. This challenge is taken up in a number of different ways, but all share a common concern: to re-assess the purpose of critical approaches and to reflect on why certain social theorists have been favoured as a point of departure, yet others have largely been ignored. In light of recent debates on the notion of a 'trans-Atlantic divide' within IPE, this book demonstrates how the distinction between the 'critical' and the 'orthodox' (or 'empirical') is only significant if the 'critical' is geared towards a larger, more substantial body of critical social enquiry and engages with what it means to conduct such enquiry Amidst the continued debate surrounding the foundations of IPE, coupled with recent methodological and theoretical divides this book argues that an attempt should be made to re-visit the notion of the 'critical'. The challenge posed by contributors to this volume is to assess the development of so-called critical IPE and interrogate whether the theoretical foundations it was built upon have reached their potential. The essays in this volume take up this challenge in a number of different ways but all share a common concern - to re-assess the purpose of critical approaches, reflect on why certain social theorists have been favoured as a point of departure, yet others have largely been ignored. In light of recent debates on the notion of a 'trans-Atlantic divide' within IPE the collection the contributors aim demonstrates how the distinction between the 'critical' and the 'orthodox' (or 'empirical') is only significant if the 'critical' is geared towards a larger, more substantial body of critical social enquiry and engages with what it means to conduct such enquiry.