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Towards global relational theorizing: a dialogue between Sinophone and Anglophone scholarship on relationalism

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>11/09/2019
<mark>Journal</mark>Cambridge Review of International Affairs
Number of pages12
Publication StatusE-pub ahead of print
Early online date11/09/19
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

What is ‘relational theorizing’ in International Relations and what can it offer? This article introduces a thematic section that responds to these questions by showing two things. First, relational theorizing is not a doctrine or a method, but a set of analyses that begin with relations rather than the putative essences of constitutively autonomous actors. Second, relational theorizing has emerged from different geo-linguistic traditions, and a relational approach to International Relations (IR) can offer the language and space for increased and productive engagement beyond Anglophone scholarship. This thematic section takes a significant step in this direction by staging a dialogue between Sinophone and Anglophone scholarship on relational IR theorizing. Such an engagement shows points of comparison and contrast, convergence and divergence. In this way, the essays presented here contribute to developing a more ‘global’ IR.

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Cambridge Review of International Affairs on 11/09/2019, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09557571.2019.1643978