International Relations Theory and Philosophy

Interpretive Dialogues
Herausgeber: Moore, Cerwyn; Farrands, Chris

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Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses the contribution of philosophers and thinkers whose ideas have recently begun to permeate international relations theory. It provides an introduction to the contemporary debates regarding theories and methodologies used to study international relations, particularly the relationships between interpretive accounts of social action, European philosophical traditions, hermeneutics and the discipline of international relations. The authors provides a platform for dialogue between theorists and researchers engaged in a more specific area studies, geo-political studies, political theory and historical accounts of international politics. The volume analyzes a variety of theoretical and explores the work of Nietzsche, Heidegger, Gramsci, Wittgenstein, Gadamer, Levinas, Bakhtin, Patocka, Derridean, Deleuze and Susan Sontag. Making an important contribution to discussions about how to study the complexities of world politics, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of international relations, politics, sociology, philosophy and political theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780415662413
• ISBN-10: 0415662419
• Artikelnr.: 36198621

Autorenporträt

Cerwyn Moore is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Birmingham, UK. Chris Farrands is Lecturer in International Relations at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: On Philosophical Traditions and Hermeneutic Global
Politics Cerwyn Moore and Chris Farrands 2. Nietzsche's Style: On Language,
Knowledge and Power in International Relations Roland Bleiker and Mark Chou
3. Deconstructing the Modern Subject: Method and Possibility in Martin
Heidegger's Hermeneutics of Facticity Louiza Odysseos 4. Gadamer's Enduring
Influence in International Relations: Interpretation in Gadamer, Ricoeur
and Beyond Chris Farrands 5. Jan Patocka and Global Politics Cerwyn Moore
6. Emmanuel Levinas, Ethics and Rupturing the Political Andrea den Boer 7.
Walking Corpses: Arendt on the Limits and Possibilities of Cosmopolitan
Politics Patricia Owens 8. Wittgenstein and International Relations Theory
Karin Fierke 9. Bakhtin: From Substance to Process Xavier Guillaume 10.
Derrida: Aporias of Otherness Claudia Aradau 11. On the Nature of
Sovereignty: Gilles Deleuze and the Theory of World Politics Julian Reid
12. Edward Said and Postcolonial International Relations Mark B.Salter 13.
On Habermas, Marx and the Critical Theory Tradition: Theoretical Mastery or
Drift? Alexander Anievas 14. Poststructuralism and the Randomisation of
History: The 'Taboo' of Historical Materialism Andreas Bieler and Adam
David Morton 15. Regarding the Pain of Susan Sontag Stephen Chan