Why is there no non-Western IR theory?
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Why is there no non-Western IR theory?
What could non-Western IR theory be?
Do we need this kind of theory?
If so, how to get it?
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Acharya & Buzan, "Why is there no non-Western IR theory?"
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Acharya and Buzan – 2010 – Why Is There No Non-Western International Relation
Aydinli & Erpul, "“The False Promise of Global IR," 2022
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Aydinli and Erpul – 2022 – The false promise of global IR exposing the parad
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Ringmar, "What is a non-Western IR theory?"
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POLS 411
No non-Western IR theory?
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Western IR theory
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Updated empires
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Networked states
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