The Idea of the “Road” in International Relations Theory

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PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs
Volume:19 Issue:1
The Idea of the “Road” in International Relations Theory

The Idea of the “Road” in International Relations Theory

Authors : Josuke IKEDA

Pages : 153-165

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Publication Date : 2014-04-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A pressing question in international relations IR theory today is how to overcome its Western-centric character. Recent articulations of a non- or post-Western IR theory offer a significant step forward; nonetheless, a Westernmade critical method still prevents scholars from going beyond the West in a geographical and intellectual sense. This paper makes a modest proposal to compare inter-civilsational ideas, rather than theoretically de-centring IR in the West. Here, the conception of a “road” may provide a useful underpinning as a type of infrastructure, a normative concept and a cultural praxis. The “road” as a system may also provide a framework for integrating all three functions
Keywords : International relations theory, Westcentricity, civilisations, road, road system

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