Abstract
In the conclusion, we first offer some thoughts addressing the main question posed in this volume: the absence of a non-Western IRT and possible explanations behind it. We then reflect on whether the question of a non-Western IRT is a meaningful one, and whether the way it is approached in this collection could result in a productive debate that would advance the discipline of IR. Although our empirical focus is on Asia, we suggest some insights that have more general relevance for non-Western IRT. To this end, we incorporate and compare insights from the Islamic world and reflections on the importance of world historical perspectives in advancing the prospects for non-Western IRT.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Non-Western International Relations Theory |
| Subtitle of host publication | Perspectives On and Beyond Asia |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 221-238 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781135174040 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780415474733 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2010 editorial selection and matter, Amitav Acharya and Barry Buzan; individual chapters, the contributors.