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Decolonizing Grand Theories: Postcolonial Ontology, Historical Sociology and Mid-Level Theories in International Relations

Autor Sanjeev Kumar H.M.
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This book examines the modes by which the grand theories of International Relations can be restructured at the level of meta-theory. It emphasizes the inability of grand theories to make sense of international relations in postcolonial societies and argues to engage in such restructuring in the domain of ontology. This is done by making a historical sociological defence toward adopting mid-level theories in IR. It is a critique of the meta-theoretical foundations of Kenneth Waltz's grand theory of neorealism, by pivoting itself upon the framework of postcolonial ontology. Dwelling upon Mohammed Ayoob’s mid-level theory of subaltern realism,  it argues for undertaking the task of restructuring International Relations at the level of meta-theory, largely in the sphere of ontology. It explains how the thrust of grand theories such as neorealism, on ontological singularity can be circumvented. Owing to this, International Relations can experience a meta-theoretical transformation that may manifest in the broader engagement of the discipline itself, with the very conception of ontological multiplicity.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789819948406
ISBN-10: 9819948401
Ilustrații: XV, 299 p. 1 illus.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2023
Editura: Springer Nature Singapore
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:Singapore, Singapore

Cuprins

1. Introduction.- 2. The Limitations of Grand Theory.- 3. On the Level of Analysis.- 4. Subaltern Realism and Historical Sociology: Transcending Chronofetishism and Tempocentrism.- 5. The ontology of Postcolonial Ontology and Subaltern Realism: Towards the Restructuring of International Relations at the Level of Meta-Theory.- 6. After Decolonisation: Transcending the Ontological Singularity of Grand Theories.- 7. Decolonisation and the reclamation of Ontological Multiplicity: Towards the Rescripting of the History of Ideas in International Relations.- 8. Conclusion.

Notă biografică

Sanjeev Kumar H.M is currently Professor of International Relations and Global Politics at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India. 

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This book examines the modes by which the grand theories of International Relations can be restructured at the level of meta-theory. It emphasizes the inability of grand theories to make sense of international relations in postcolonial societies and argues to engage in such restructuring in the domain of ontology. This is done by making a historical sociological defence toward adopting mid-level theories in IR. It is a critique of the meta-theoretical foundations of Kenneth Waltz's grand theory of neorealism, by pivoting itself upon the framework of postcolonial ontology. Dwelling upon Mohammed Ayoob’s mid-level theory of subaltern realism,  it argues for undertaking the task of restructuring International Relations at the level of meta-theory, largely in the sphere of ontology. It explains how the thrust of grand theories such as neorealism, on ontological singularity can be circumvented. Owing to this, International Relations can experience a meta-theoretical transformation thatmay manifest in the broader engagement of the discipline itself, with the very conception of ontological multiplicity.
Sanjeev Kumar H.M. is currently Professor of International Relations and Global Politics at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India. 

Caracteristici

Discusses non-Western ontology of International Relations Revives the disciplinary debate on the level-of-analysis problem in International Relations Draws theoretical and methodological intersectionality between postcolonial epistemology and historical sociology