| ID | 110479 |
| Title Proper | Limitations of the critical edge |
| Other Title Information | reflections on critical and philosophical IR scholarship today |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kurki, Milja |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The crisis of 2009 has not proved to be a great impetus for new critical redirection of political and economic thinking in the West: both politico-economic structures in the West and the models of development and democratisation at the heart of Western foreign policy agendas remain much the same. This is despite the continued efforts of critical and philosophical IR theorists to push 'critical thinking' and 'alternative agendas' in world politics. Why the dismal 'real-world' failure of critical and philosophical IR research? This piece reflects on the trends towards depoliticisation, fragmentation and de-concretisation of critical and philosophical IR research and suggests some potential ways forward in reorienting critical and philosophical research in the field. |
| `In' analytical Note | Millennium: Journal of International Studies Vol. 40, No.1; Sep 2011: p.129-146 |
| Journal Source | Millennium: Journal of International Studies Vol. 40, No.1; Sep 2011: p.129-146 |
| Key Words | Critical Theory ; IR Theory ; Theory - Practice Nexus |