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dublinben  ·  3151 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are the topics you wish were discussed more on Hubski?

I definitely had similar classes. The main theoretical frameworks (Realism, Liberalism, Constructivism) were for the most part still concerned with a state-state level of analysis.





War  ·  3151 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Is that really the fault of the classroom then? I mean all those theoretical frameworks were developed during a time when state-state relationships were dominant. I think it's the duty of the present day field to determine whether those frameworks still take the same stage as they did in the years past, and if they can possibly translate to our current international environment. Is it possible we may need new theoretical frameworks for this century?

dublinben  ·  3151 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I definitely think that we need new theoretical frameworks for this century. We also may need to pay greater attention to less prominent theories like Critical Theory. The fault lies equally among the thought leaders of IR, as well as the university professors teaching a new generation of IR students.

Realist authors like Mearshimer and Waltz are easy to teach, but they should be presented as historical artifacts. Just like Fukuyama's The End of History is.