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Post-positivism/post-naturalism
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Emerged in the 1980s and challenged the ontological, epistemological and methodological basis of traditional theory based on positivism
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Themes & Theories in International Relations »
Themes & Theories in International Relations
Themes & Theories in International Relations☜☜F1CEB7
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1. Theory & theorising »
1. Theory & theorising
1. Theory & theorising☜☜FFB597
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D. Philosophy of knowledge »
D. Philosophy of knowledge
D. Philosophy of knowledge☜☜FFB597
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Post-positivism/post-naturalism
Post-positivism/post-naturalism☜Emerged in the 1980s and challenged the ontological, epistemological and methodological basis of traditional theory based on positivism☜FFB597
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All theory is assumption laden »
All theory is assumption laden
All theory is assumption laden☜IR theory cannot provide right answers. Dealing with complex human systems of which the investigative researchers and theorisers are part. The ideas and concepts that make up theory are contestable, not definitive.☜FFB597
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Ambiguity »
Ambiguity
Ambiguity☜Different vision of ‘science’ in IR. No neutral position outside of ‘knowledge’ to judge theories; some offer greater explanation and understanding for different aspects on international politics than others.Live with ambiguity: many valid ways to know the world; always more than one story to tell☜FFB597
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Facts 'by human agreement' »
Facts 'by human agreement'
Facts 'by human agreement'☜No facts about the social world without some degree of subjective interpretation. Facts don’t exist in the social world as an ‘independent database’ as positivists claim. Facts are produced by our interpretations of observations and experiences = ‘facts by human agreement’.☜FFB597
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Knowledge integral to power »
Knowledge integral to power
Knowledge integral to power☜Knowledge considered integral to power = social power/authority to include and exclude & therefore legitimise and determine what counts as truthful collective knowledge.Social knowledge never value-neutral but creates and reproduces a social structure that benefits some at the expense of others.☜FFB597
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No objectivity of knowledge »
No objectivity of knowledge
No objectivity of knowledge☜Rejects capacity for human beings to know the social world objectively. No common body of neutral, objective knowledge of the world & no ultimate knowledge that actually corresponds to directly reality. ☜FFB597
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No objectivity of observations »
No objectivity of observations
No objectivity of observations☜Rejects capacity for human beings to observe the social world objectively. ☜FFB597
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