Teaching theory as a transformative praxis in international studies

Shahi, Deepshikha (2024) Teaching theory as a transformative praxis in international studies. In: The Oxford Handbook of International Studies Pedagogy. Oxford University Press, London, pp. 101-118. ISBN 9780197544921

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Abstract

A pedagogical plan promoting a “Global” approach to international relations theory (IRT) requires us to bridge two gaps: first, the “published-taught gap” (even if published IRT is endowed with non-Western worldviews, taught IRT suffers from Western parochialism); second, the “theory-praxis gap” (though non-Western worldviews supply theoretical perspectives, they are often not translated into doable policy actions). To bridge these gaps, this chapter presents the pedagogical plan of “teaching theory as a transformative praxis.” In IRT classrooms, this pedagogical plan proceeds in three stages. The first stage revisits the “great debates” of IRT from Western as well as non-Western vantage points. The second stage performs cross-fertilization between ontologies, methodologies, and epistemologies of Western and non-Western IRT. Finally, the third stage shows how the search for complementarities between Western and non-Western IRT—under the aegis of Global IRT—forms a creative platform to invent innovative proposals to deal with diverse policy problems relating to contemporary world politics.

Item Type: Book Section
Keywords: IR theory | Eurocentrism | Global IR | Pedagogical method | Policy making
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Education Research
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > International Relations
JGU School/Centre: Jindal School of International Affairs
Depositing User: Subhajit Bhattacharjee
Date Deposited: 28 Mar 2024 15:28
Last Modified: 28 Mar 2024 15:28
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb%2F9780197544891.0...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/7546

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