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2. Theory in International Relations

Authors : Bhaso Ndzendze, Tshilidzi Marwala

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Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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Abstract

Scholars of IR frame the mainstay of their discussions in theoretical terms. They generate and test theoretical accounts of their universe; a world of states and non-state actors interacting with each other in one form or another. The theories differ in their basic assumptions of what exists, what should be analysed and the conclusions they reach about the world.

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Footnotes
1
“Kuhnian” derives from Thomas Kuhn, in whose Structure of Scientific Revolutions he discussed the societal determinants of acceptance of new theories.
 
2
Though more mid-range than exemplary of a paradigm, Henderson argues that Collier and Hoffler’s (1998) work on Africa consists of nothing more than an “econometric glance.” The greed-grievance framework, by which civil wars on the continent are understood to be driven by the appetites of political entrepreneurs than genuine struggles for political participation, offers no analysis of the complexities underlying these conflicts, and advanced to subsume both international and civil wars.
 
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Metadata
Title
Theory in International Relations
Authors
Bhaso Ndzendze
Tshilidzi Marwala
Copyright Year
2023
Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Book
Artificial Intelligence and International Relations Theories

Print ISBN: 978-981-19-4876-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-19-4877-0

Copyright Year: 2023

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4877-0_2