'Theorising the international relations of Asia: necessity or indulgence?' Some reflections

• Published in: Pacific review Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 816 - 828
• Main Author: Acharya, Amitav
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 02.11.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: ASEAN; Asian regionalism; Chinese school of IR; Constructivism; Epistemological doctrines; global international relations; global IR; Indigenization; Intellectuals; International relations; International relations theory; Liberalism; Officialdom; Realism; Regional variations; Regionalism; Social constructionism; Asia

The study of international relations in or of Asia is no longer atheoretical, as was the case only three decades ago, when the Pacific Review was founded. But how serious are the efforts to study the international relations of Asia theoretically? Some Western scholars argue that writings on Asian In...