Abstract
There is no abstract, but this is a representative paragraph (from the introduction):
'It should be made clear that I find Bieler and Morton’s approach largely convincing. However, in order to strengthen further historical materialist IPE we need to look beyond the discipline. Below, I refer to a range of authors who are clearly relevant to, but at a distance from, IPE in order to make two key points. One, the importance of the body is a philosophical wager of some significance; and two, the argument that ideas are material social processes can be made only via a prior acknowledgement of this wager. As such, the basis for the strengthening of historical materialist IPE is what I term a foundational materialism, and despite the negative connotations one often associates with notions of foundationalism, this is entirely consistent with an open, reflexive approach to research (cf. Jackson 2010: 41). The implications for critical IPE are discussed in the conclusion.'
'It should be made clear that I find Bieler and Morton’s approach largely convincing. However, in order to strengthen further historical materialist IPE we need to look beyond the discipline. Below, I refer to a range of authors who are clearly relevant to, but at a distance from, IPE in order to make two key points. One, the importance of the body is a philosophical wager of some significance; and two, the argument that ideas are material social processes can be made only via a prior acknowledgement of this wager. As such, the basis for the strengthening of historical materialist IPE is what I term a foundational materialism, and despite the negative connotations one often associates with notions of foundationalism, this is entirely consistent with an open, reflexive approach to research (cf. Jackson 2010: 41). The implications for critical IPE are discussed in the conclusion.'
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 391-399 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of International Relations and Development |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |