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ID159969
Title ProperOperationalising the decentring agenda
Other Title Informationanalysing European foreign policy in a non-European and post-western world
LanguageENG
AuthorKeukeleire, Stephan
Summary / Abstract (Note)Eurocentrism in the analysis of European foreign policy often renders scholars blind to other world views and realities, although engaging with these may be critical for understanding the relevance and impact of this policy in other parts of the world. Notwithstanding calls for decentring the study of International Relations and European foreign policy in particular, scholars of European foreign policy generally lack the tools and conceptual lenses to overcome Eurocentrism in their analyses. This article proposes an analytical framework to systematically open up for difference, and to see and understand dynamics and realities that go beyond dominant Eurocentric accounts, while trying to avoid the pitfalls of simplification and knowledge fragmentation. The framework consists of six partially overlapping decentring categories – spatial, temporal, normative, polity, linguistic, and disciplinary decentring – and is developed through two dimensions of the Decentring Agenda proposed by Fisher Onar and Nicolaïdis: ‘provincialising’ (questioning Eurocentric perspectives) and ‘engagement’ (learning from other perspectives). In this way, this article aims to support scholars of European foreign policy in overcoming Eurocentrism and in operationalising the Decentring Agenda.
`In' analytical NoteCooperation and Conflict Vol. 53, No.2; Jun 2018: p.277-295
Journal SourceCooperation and Conflict 2018-06 53, 2
Key WordsEuropean Union ;  Eurocentrism ;  European Foreign Policy ;  Decentring ;  Fforeign Policy ;  Provincialising