"Contrapuntal Reading" as a Method, an Ethos, and a Metaphor for Global IR

被引:65
作者
Bilgin, Pinar [1 ]
机构
[1] Bilkent Univ, Ankara, Turkey
关键词
international relations theory; Edward Said; postcolonial IR; critical IR; global IR; CRITICAL INTERNATIONAL-RELATIONS; AMERICAN SOCIAL-SCIENCE; WESTERN IR; SAID; EDWARD; DIALOGUE; WORLD; DISCIPLINE; SECURITY; AGENDA; ORDER;
D O I
10.1093/isr/viv018
中图分类号
D81 [国际关系];
学科分类号
030207 ;
摘要
How to approach Global International Relations (IR)? This is a question asked by students of IR who recognize the limits of our field while expressing their concern that those who strive for a Global IR have been less-than-clear about the "how to?" question. In this article, I point to Edward W. Said's approach to "contrapuntal reading" as one way of approaching Global IR that embraces diversity and reflects multiple and overlapping experiences and perspectives of humankind. More specifically, I suggest that contrapuntal reading offers students of IR a method of studying world politics that focuses on our "intertwined and overlapping histories," past and present; an ethos for approaching IR through raising the "contrapuntal awareness" of its students and offering an anchor for those who translate the findings of different perspectives; and a metaphor for thinking about Global IR as regional and global, one and many.
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