Decolonising International Relations

Perspectives from the Global South
Herausgeber: Jindal, Nirmal; Kumar, Kamal

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume critically analyses the theories and concepts of international relations (IR), which will be instrumental in understanding IR from a non-western perspective. Owing to its emphasis on the need to decolonise the discipline of IR, alternate perspectives from the global South have been explored and discussed in detail.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9781032985763
• ISBN-10: 1032985763
• Artikelnr.: 74065203

Autorenporträt

Nirmal Jindal is a former Officiating Principal and Professor of Political Science at Satyawati College, University of Delhi, India. She has been a recipient of Fulbright Scholarship at CSIA, Harvard University, 1984-1985; Advanced International Programme, Uppsala University, Sweden, 1991; 'Best College Lecturer Award', Directorate of Higher Education, Delhi Government, 2017. She has authored several books and articles on issues of international relations. She has participated in hundreds of national and international conferences and participated in panel discussion on foreign policy and security issues in Zee News, NDTV and other channels like 'Nation UpToDate' several times. Kamal Kumar is Assistant Professor of Global Studies at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi. He has received the Academic Excellence Award in graduation at the Hindu College and secured a University Position at Delhi University. He is a recipient of the All-India Postgraduate Scholarship (2011), UGC-JRF (2013), and also ICSSR International Travel Grant (2018) to attend the MPSA Annual Conference held in April 2018 in Chicago, US. He has attended U21 MASTERS INTENSIVE MODULE 2012 organized in collaboration by University of Birmingham, University of Delhi and University of Melbourne in 2012. He has published several research articles in popular journals and co-edited three books titled 'Global Politics' (SAGE, 2018), ' International Relations' (SAGE, 2020) and 'Understanding Globalisation' (Routledge, 2024). His research interests include indigenous knowledge systems, environmental and climate justice, global politics, environmental politics in South Asia, and social movements.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I - DISCIPLINARY HISTORY AND THEORIES OF IR 1. Making Sense of the
World: Disciplinary History of IR and Its Contested Origins 2. Realism and
Neo-Realism 3. Kautilya's Realpolitik: Reflections from the Global South
4. Revisiting Liberalism and Neoliberalism: Decolonial Insights and
Challenges 5. Marxist and Neo-Marxist Approaches 6. Feminist Perspective in
International Relations 7. Constructivism PART II - INSTITUTION, STRUCTURES
AND PROCESSES 8. State, Nation and Market 9. Empire and International
Order: Decolonial Perspective 10. Decolonizing the Concept of Power:
Perspectives from the Global South 11. The Praxis of Buddhist Diplomacy and
Soft Power in International Relations: Reflections from the Global South
12. Knowing our Virtual and Creative World: The Visual Turn in
International Relations PART III - KEY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
PERSPECTIVES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH 13. War, Conflicts and International
Security 14. Political and Economic Inequalities 15. Human Rights 16.
Understanding Migration PART IV - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: FUTURE AND
TRAJECTORIES 17. Exploring the Future Trajectories of IR: Decolonizing the
Imperial Narrative 18. India's Contribution to the IR: Insights for Future
Trajectories