Theoretical End Not Yet Come:From"Transatlantic Debate"to"Transpacific Dia-logue"
A decade ago,the Western international relations community held that the grand theory of international relations had come to an end.However,it only indicated the end of the paradigm of the transatlantic debate,which obscured the development of interna-tional relations theory in other parts of the world.Today's International Relations theories are undergoing a cultural and geographical migration of knowledge production,initiating an"odyssey"from the"transatlantic debate"to the"transpacific dialogue".Scholars from both Chinese and Western civilizations engage in a dialogue on"relation"in ontology,epistemology,and methodology.This dialogue transcends the debate between paradigms in the context of a single Western civilization,namely a"Columbus Style"knowledge produc-tion mode,and embodies a"Silk Road Style"knowledge production mode,which grows out of the exchanges and mutual learning of different civilizations and multiculturalism.The end of theory in the"transatlantic debate"reflects the inadequacy of the"Columbus Style"knowledge production mode under the singular Western civilization background,while the theoretical innovation based on the inclusiveness and mutual learning of Chinese and West-ern civilizations in the"transpacific dialogue"embodies the advantages of the"Silk Road Style"knowledge production.These two modes of knowledge production together constitute a more complete space for the production of international relations knowledge.Admittedly,these two modes cannot represent all the production modes of International Relations theo-ries,and International Relations are oriented to a diverse and multidimensional world with countless practical and theoretical possibilities.The unfolding of the"transpacific dialogue"and the emergence of the"Silk Road Style"knowledge production mode in international re-lations theories not only respond to the academic mission of constructing an independent knowledge system for Chinese international relations,but also,with the advent of the"transpacific dialogue",the knowledge production of international relations theory will usher in a new knowledge production mode,and the innovation of international relations theory will also continue in the midst of a plurality of civilizations.
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