| ID | 111594 |
| Title Proper | Assessing the historical turn in IR |
| Other Title Information | an anatomy of second wave historical sociology |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lapointe, Thierry ; Dufour, Frederick Guillaume |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article reassesses what is at stake in the historical turn in international relations (IR) and the attendant debate between the Second Wave of neo-Weberian historical sociology (WHS) and Political Marxism (PM). Firstly, it endeavours to recast what is at stake in the 'historical turn' in IR: the critique of reification and chronocentrism. Secondly, it examines WHS's argument against reductionism in the light of Weber's own work. We show how the Weberian dualism between the politics and the economics inhibits its capacity to complete its project of historicizing IR. Finally, it explains why recent Weberian's defence of multicausalism creates even more obstacles on the road towards an ontologically consistent historical turn. |
| `In' analytical Note | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol. 25, No.1; Mar 2012: p.97-121 |
| Journal Source | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol. 25, No.1; Mar 2012: p.97-121 |
| Key Words | Historical Sociology ; International Relations ; Political Marxism ; Chronocentrism |