Rethinking the study of International Relations in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6214130 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Taylor (0000-0002-8721-3759, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 207-220 |
| Publication date | 2000-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politikon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-9346 • E-ISSN: 1470-1014 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/713692336 |
| OpenAlex | W2147237143 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 23 |
The field of International Relations in South Africa is largely underdeveloped at a theoretical level and a large proportion of analysts within the academy remain wedded to neo-realism. This article advances a movement beyond the theoretical predicament that the academy has reached by critically examining the work of those whose approach has been dominant. It explores the ramifications that neo-realism and its associated objectivist epistemology has regarding ongoing power relations and alternative discourses. An argument for a more reflectivist theoretical position is suggested as a way forward for South African International Relations
Argument (complex analysis · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · International relations · International relations theory · Objectivism · Political science · Politics · Post-realism · Power (physics · Realism · Relation (database · Social science · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Philosophy
Contextualizing the Contextualizers
South Africa and the Question of Hegemony in Africa
Morality as a Catalyst for Violence
The State of Comparative Politics in South Africa
International Relations in South Africa
The Subject as Object
Celebrating 40 Years
Engagement and reconstruction in critical research
Two Worlds of International Relations
The future of international relations
Towards a post-hegemonic conceptualization of v/orld order
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
International Theory
In Defence of Realism
Social Forces, States and World Orders
International Relations
The Question of the Next Stage in International Relations Theory
The South in the ‘New World (Dis)Order’
The New South Africa in the New World Order
Explaining and understanding international relations
Dilemmas of world politics
Neorealism and its critics
Theory of international politics
Critical Reflections on Post-Positivism in International Relations
Celebrating Westphalia's 350th birthday
Idealism resurgent (and what realists should do about it)
Political Realism and Human Interests
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2023 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |