Molloy, Sean P (2003) Realism: A Problematic Paradigm. Security Dialogue, 34 (1). pp. 71-85. ISSN 0967-0106. (doi:10.1177/09670106030341007) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:72069)
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Abstract
This article explores paradigmatic representations of realism that dominate the theoretical assessment of realism, arguing that such representations in fact pervert realism in the name of parsimony and science. The first section examines the colonization of realist theory by theorists committed to the philosophy of science. The emergence of neorealism has had a devastating effect on the realist tradition in International Relations (IR), with earlier representatives of that tradition being co-opted retrospectively into a philosophy of science that they opposed. The second section highlights the abuse of Thomas Kuhn’s idea of the paradigm in relation to realism. Kuhn’s work has been used instrumentally to provide international theory with a philosophy of science gloss, a project opposed by Kuhn himself. The third section demonstrates the inadequacy of the paradigmatic interpretation of realism. When this interpretation is applied to the two most foundational realists, Carr and Morgenthau, they fail to meet its requirements for realism.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1177/09670106030341007 |
Subjects: |
J Political Science J Political Science > JZ International relations |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations |
Depositing User: | Sean Molloy |
Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2019 17:17 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:26 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/72069 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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