International Political Economy Series: Dialogue, Debate and Dissensus

Shields, Stuart; Bruff, Ian; Macartney, Huw

Amidst the continued debate surrounding the foundations of IPE, coupled with recent methodological and theoretical divides this book argues that an attempt should be made to re-visit the notion of the 'critical'. The challenge posed by contributors to this volume is to assess the development of so-called critical IPE and interrogate whether the theoretical foundations it was built upon have reached their potential. The essays in this volume take up this challenge in a number of different ways but all share a common concern - to re-assess the purpose of critical approaches, reflect on why certain social theorists have been favoured as a point of departure, yet others have largely been ignored. In light of recent debates on the notion of a 'trans-Atlantic divide' within IPE the collection the contributors aim demonstrates how the distinction between the 'critical' and the 'orthodox' (or 'empirical') is only significant if the 'critical' is geared towards a larger, more substantial body of critical social enquiry and engages with what it means to conduct such enquiry.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-02-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781137585523

DOI: 10.1057/9780230299405

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 195