This book seeks to reposition international relations (IR) theory by providing insights into non-Western concepts and theories. By engaging with understandings of power, identity, the state and the individual from a range of states outside of the Western hemisphere, the contributors to this book introduce new methods for understanding aspects of IR in context considerate ways. Engagements with Western theories and cases highlight how we need to reposition traditional understandings to allow non-Western approaches to IR develop alongside and inform their Western counterparts. Moreover, the book reinforces the need to move beyond the traditionally used Western-centric lenses without removing them completely, instead it advocates a harmonisation between them to reduce generalisations across the local, state and regional levels.

Seeks to reposition IR theory by providing insights into non-Western concepts and theories Introduces new methods for understanding aspects of IR in context considerate ways Reinforces the need to move beyond the traditionally used Western-centric lenses without removing them completely

Autorentext

Samantha Cooke is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Politics at the University of Gloucestershire. Her work explores the relationship between secularism, the individual and the state in the Middle East North Africa region.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction: Refocusing International Relations.- Section 1: Internationalising International Relations Theory.- Chapter 2: Decentralising Europe: Harnessing Alternative Theories of IR.- Chapter 3: Foreign Policy Analysis: Engagements Outside of the West.- Chapter 4: Reimagining the Global Order: China in History and Theory.- Section 2: Decentralising the West: Redefining Key Concepts in IR.- Chapter 5: Asian Theory of Democracy.- Chapter 6: Understanding People and the State: A Liberal and Neo-Confucian Comparison.- Chapter 7: Decolonising Empowerment in Africa: Illustration as a Tool.- Section 3: Changing Frameworks: Re-Imagining Political Issues.- Chapter 8: Theorising Emotions in IR: A Maghrebi Perspective on the Concept of Rivalry.- Chapter 9: Gendered Activism and Political Participation: A Latin American Perspective.- Chapter 10: Jihadi Terrorism and Hybrid Security Threats in Asia: Lessons from Pakistan.- Index.