Continental IR Theory The Best Kept Secret

• Published in: European journal of international relations Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 9 - 42
• Main Author: Jorgensen, Knud Erik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 01.03.2000
• Subjects: Europe; EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; International politics; International Relations; International relations theory; International studies; International system; Political culture; Positivism; Realism; Theory; THEORY BUILDING OR THEORETICAL APPROACH; World politics; idioms; international theory; cultural-institutional context; islands of intellect; disciplinary genealogies

This article reviews the exotic theoretical landscape of Continental IR Theory (CIRT). While often neglected, or claimed to be uninteresting, or being a franchise business producing copies of theorizing done elsewhere, the article attempts to demonstrate that the discipline of International Relation...