| ID | 144061 |
| Title Proper | Historicising eurocentrism and anti-eurocentrism in IR |
| Other Title Information | a revisionist account of disciplinary self-reflexivity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | KURU, DENIZ |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The role of Eurocentrism in International Relations (IR) has become a focal point for critical scholarship. However, anti-Eurocentric scholars tend to overlook the extent to which Eurocentrism is a tempo-spatial phenomenon whose roots and development need to be analysed in a way that takes its internal differences into account. This article rejects a single notion of Eurocentrism, proposing instead to understand Eurocentrism through its three forms: historical-contextual, ideological, and residual. This differentiation can provide a means for dealing with the challenges of Eurocentrism in a more self-reflexive manner without seeing it as omnipresent and unchanging. It also offers to approach Eurocentric IR from a perspective that considers the role of historiographical differences in understanding the rise of European powers. This means that IR cannot base its explanatory frameworks on a single (the) historical record. Understanding the limits of Eurocentrism and of anti-Eurocentrism provides a better means for dealing with the formerʼs problematic impact on IR scholarship. |
| `In' analytical Note | Review of International Studies Vol. 42, No.2; Apr 2016: p.351-376 |
| Journal Source | Review of International Studies Vol: 42 No 2 |
| Key Words | IR ; Historicising Eurocentrism ; Anti-Eurocentrism ; Self - Reflexivity |