Contemporary IR Theories

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Contemporary IR Theories by Mind Map: Contemporary IR Theories

1. Postcolonialism

1.1. draws attention to

1.1.1. IR theory's neglect

1.1.1.1. critical isntersections of

1.1.1.1.1. empire

1.1.1.1.2. gender

1.1.1.1.3. class

1.1.1.1.4. ethnicity

1.1.2. state and security

1.1.2.1. reproduce

1.1.2.1.1. the status quo

1.1.2.1.2. hierarchical IR

1.2. argues the adressing/ solutions

1.2.1. poverty

1.2.2. global inequality

1.3. concern with

1.3.1. histories

1.3.1.1. colonialism

1.3.1.1.1. inequalities

1.3.1.1.2. oppressions

1.3.1.2. imperialim

1.3.1.2.1. carried to the present

1.4. challanges

1.4.1. mainstream IR's international order

1.4.1.1. power

1.4.1.2. how power operates

2. Global IIRR

2.1. calls for the making of

2.1.1. advances in IR theories

2.1.1.1. based on

2.1.1.1.1. infusion of ideas

2.1.1.1.2. voices

2.1.1.1.3. experiences

2.1.2. Theorical and epistemological

2.1.2.1. pluralism

2.1.2.1.1. to end

2.1.2.2. eclecticism

2.2. advocates that IR

2.2.1. neglects to capture

2.2.1.1. behavior

2.2.1.2. practices

2.2.1.2.1. of other

2.2.1.3. contributions

2.2.1.4. history

2.2.2. neglects

2.2.2.1. regional interactions

2.2.2.2. state systems

2.2.2.2.1. from

2.2.2.3. civilizations

2.2.3. focuses heavely

2.2.3.1. war/ peace

2.2.3.2. strategic interactions

2.2.3.2.1. ignores

3. Global justice

3.1. emphasizes

3.1.1. traditional IR focus on

3.1.1.1. moral obligation

3.1.1.1.1. world rich

3.1.1.1.2. redistribution of wealth

3.2. its approaches include

3.2.1. cosmopolitanism

3.2.1.1. views individuals as

3.2.1.1.1. members of global justice

3.2.2. communitarianism

3.2.2.1. state-centric view

3.2.3. neorealism

3.2.3.1. state-centric

3.3. works by questioning

3.3.1. whether an individual

3.3.1.1. with no knowledge

3.3.1.1.1. position within society

3.4. each of its approaches

3.4.1. emphasize

3.4.1.1. different components of IR

3.4.1.2. different solutions

3.4.1.2.1. inequality

3.4.1.2.2. justice

4. Poststructurism

4.1. challenges

4.1.1. accepted truth

4.1.1.1. about

4.1.1.1.1. Political system

4.1.2. current concept of knowledge

4.1.2.1. constructed under

4.1.2.1.1. dominant discourse

4.2. questions the way

4.2.1. Facts

4.2.1.1. reinforce

4.2.1.1.1. Power concentration

4.2.2. Beliefs

4.3. critcizes

4.3.1. Bulk IR theories

4.3.1.1. because they don't show

4.3.1.1.1. true diversity in IIRR

4.4. calls to be

4.4.1. care-fully tuned

4.4.2. interrogative

4.4.2.1. the way power is exercised

5. Green Theory

5.1. argues

5.1.1. competitive state relations

5.1.1.1. avoid

5.1.1.1.1. environmental cooperation

5.1.1.1.2. encouraging of

5.2. challenges existing

5.2.1. political

5.2.2. social

5.2.2.1. structures

5.2.3. economic

5.2.4. liberal political and economic

5.2.4.1. assumptions

5.2.5. idea of sovereign nation-state

5.2.5.1. in competition

5.2.5.2. post-westphalian thought

5.3. contributes to IR by

5.3.1. re-examining

5.3.1.1. relationship between

5.3.1.1.1. state

5.3.1.1.2. economy

5.3.1.1.3. environment

5.4. able to offer

5.4.1. alternative description of the world

5.4.2. logic of the world

5.4.2.1. how to change it

5.4.3. re-orientation

5.4.3.1. traditional IR

5.4.3.1.1. focus on

6. Feminism

6.1. criticezes

6.1.1. Womens absence from

6.1.1.1. Traditional IIRR

6.1.1.2. practice

6.1.2. deconstruction of gender

6.1.2.1. socially constructed

6.1.2.2. powerful organising logic

6.1.3. areas of Traditional IR

6.1.3.1. based on

6.1.3.1.1. gendered ideas

6.1.3.1.2. Women's subordination

6.1.3.1.3. construction

6.2. argues

6.2.1. Women's absense is visible

6.2.1.1. Marginalization

6.2.1.1.1. in decision making

6.2.1.2. assumptions

6.2.1.2.1. women's role

6.3. Feminist theorists

6.3.1. demostrate that

6.3.1.1. distintion between

6.3.1.1.1. private

6.3.1.1.2. public

6.3.1.2. excluded areas

6.3.1.2.1. central to functiong of IIRR

6.3.1.3. the value of taking into account

6.3.1.3.1. women's experiences

6.3.1.3.2. women's contributions

6.4. Exposes

6.4.1. powerful organizing frameworks

6.4.1.1. Gendered logics

6.4.1.2. Homegenous

6.4.1.2.1. concept of women in IR