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dc.contributor.authorGriffiths, Martin
dc.contributor.editorMartin Griffiths
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:08:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:08:47Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2008-02-14T23:12:03Z
dc.identifier.isbn9780415380768
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/16986
dc.description.abstractThe chapter examines the reasons for, and two dominant responses to, the diversity of world views that underpin contemporary international relations (IR) theory. The first response, conquest, opposes diversity and seeks to privilege one particular worldview. The second response, coexistence, is one that finds no good reason to privilege a particular worldview, and attributes a positive value to diversity and pluralism. The chapter distinguishes between two dimensions of a worldview and distinguishes between worldviews and theories. It also provides an historical overview to account for the proliferation of worldviews in the field and the lack of consensus regarding the appropriate criteria for comparing and evaluating the merits of competing worldviews. Finally, the chapter sets out the main arguments associated with conquest and coexistence between worldviews, and defends the case for the latter.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeLondon
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitleInternational Relations Theory for the Twenty-First Century
dc.relation.ispartofchapter1
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto10
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode360105
dc.titleWorldviews and IR Theory: Conquest or coexistence?
dc.typeBook chapter
dc.type.descriptionB1 - Chapters
dc.type.codeB - Book Chapters
gro.date.issued2007
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGriffiths, Martin


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