Combating Eurocentrism and Reinscribing Imperialist Cartography in African Scholarship
Clenched fists against postmodernism, poststructuralism and postcolonialism speaks more to the impossibility of remaking Africa than otherwise.
Arab Contributions to Islamic International Relations: Why is There No Breakthrough in Theorizing?
Without a commitment to producing original knowledge, there is little hope of changing the status quo.
Interview – Rahul Sagar
Rahul Sagar discusses global political positionalities in 19th century South Asia, and draws comparisons to the contemporary political order.
Review Feature – Re-examining IPE
The two books in this feature provide fresh perspectives on International Political Economy by questioning and advocating a shift away from established economic and historical narratives.
Interview – Tom Le
Tom Le explores the meaning of militarism, military recruitment strategies in Japan, and the US presence and security in East Asia.
Review – Within, Against, and Beyond Liberalism
This tour de force by Blaney and Inayatullah engages with a wide range of IPE scholars and presents an intriguing discussion of time and eurocentrism, though both warrant further analysis.
Interview – Siba N’Zatioula Grovogui
Siba N. Grovogui discusses the importance of Black history for IR, sovereignty and Eurocentrism, Guinea and international law and his new book Beyond Eurocentrism and Anarchy.
Review – The Making of Global International Relations
This book demonstrates an encyclopedic knowledge of International Relations, however incorporating disability studies could stimulate Acharya and Buzan to self-reflect.
Review – The History of Philosophy
This engaging book offers a genuinely diverse overview of the history of philosophy, presenting European, Indian, Chinese and Arabic-Persian philosophical systems.
Reproducing the European Gaze Through Reflexivity: The Limits of Calling Out Failures
There is a need to problematise the notion of ‘failure’ through its reliance on and reproduction of reflexivity as a positioned practice advocated by scholars.
