Noam Chomsky and the realist tradition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7097372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ronald E Osborn (corresponding author), Ronald Osborn |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 351-370 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of International Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0260-2105 • E-ISSN: 1469-9044 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0260210509008559 |
| OpenAlex | W2156480105 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
This article examines the assumptions that underlie Noam Chomsky's politics and argues that his analysis of US foreign policy since World War II may best be situated within the realist tradition in international relations. Chomsky's left realism has not been adequately understood or addressed by IR scholars for both political and disciplinary reasons. In opposition to most classical realists, he has insisted that intellectuals should resist rather than serve national power interests. In contrast to most political scientists, he has also refused to theorize, critiquing much of the enterprise of social science in terms of what he sees as highly suspect power interests within the academy. Hostility to Chomsky's normative commitments has consequently prevented IR scholars from discerning key aspects of his project, as well as important historical and theoretical continuities between radical and realist thought
Discipline · Epistemology · International relations · Normative · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Realism · Social science · Sociology · Suspect · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2020 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |