Global History and Innovation in IR Theory:Dilemmas and Solutions
Theories have dual attributes such as science and humanity,universality and particularity.Western mainstream IR theories are mainly based on their own historical expe-rience,practical needs,and cultural values,which have distinct local characteristics.The almost synchronous development of global historiography,although originally intended to break the European-Western centrism and present the overall historical landscape of human civilization interaction,has not fundamentally improved the limitations of Western IR theory in academic visions,modes of thinking,and experiential knowledge,and has fallen into a state of difficulty in adapting to global changes.Due to the instrumental-technical rationality and pragmatism embedded in IR,the humanistic connotation of theories is dissolved,which has led to a disconnect between theoretical exploration and historical and regional re-search.Moreover,the achievements of global history are not only under-utilized,but also bear the traits of"global history of the West."Only by maintaining a reasonable connection between science and humanity,theory and history,global and regional perspectives,jointly writing the"global history of mankind,"and seeking basic consensus and the largest common denominator of knowledge and values through the exchange of experiences and in-ter-cultural dialogues among all mankind,can the universally applicable classical knowl-edge of world politics be produced,so as to construct a global IR theory that reflects the shared experiences and values of humanity and facilitates the common progress of mankind.
global historyinternational relationsoccidentalityscience and humani-tiestheoretical innovation
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