Introduction: asking questions of, and about, IR

Synne L. Dyvik*, Jan Selby, Rorden Wilkinson

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Abstract

This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book focuses on the increased demands made of international relations (IR) scholars to have policy relevance and engage with the world of practitioners. It considers the pros and cons of IR scholars remaining in their intellectual towers and rejecting engagement with public and policy audiences. The book explores Indian IR attempts to move beyond realism as the dominant theoretical paradigm. It shows how roots of IR's challenges lie less with IR itself and more with the nature of modern sciences as a whole. The book charts the often-uneasy relationship between IR and international political economy (IPE), equally often-uneasy relationship between IR and feminism, and developments of feminist IR in the past two decades. It analyzes the lack of attention given to methodology in IR – particularly within critical approaches IR – and argues that the future of the discipline requires a "methodological turn".
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWhat's the point of international relations?
EditorsSynne L. Dyvik, Jan Selby, Rorden Wilkinson
Place of PublicationLondon ; New York
PublisherRoutledge, Taylor and Francis Group
Pages1-18
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9781315201467
ISBN (Print)9781138707313, 9781138707306
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • international relations
  • end
  • anthropology
  • colonialism

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