The crisis in IR-theory: towards a critical geopolitics approach. Introduction

Introduces an anthology that brings together studies of post-colonial, post-Cold War interactions between state and non-state actors regarding Central Eurasia. This part of the world comprises the newly independent states of the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) and of the former Russian Centr...

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Published in:Perspectives on global development and technology 2003-01, Vol.2 (3-4), p.315-335
Main Authors: Amineh, Mehdi Parvizi, Houweling, Henk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Critical theory
Former Soviet Union
Geopolitics
International relations
Nation states
Postcolonialism
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Summary:Introduces an anthology that brings together studies of post-colonial, post-Cold War interactions between state and non-state actors regarding Central Eurasia. This part of the world comprises the newly independent states of the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) and of the former Russian Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). Discusses how the unanticipated collapse of the Soviet Union initiated a crisis in the theory of International Relations (IR) and asks how the new pattern of alliances that is emerging can be understood without sound theory. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:1569-1500