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China and International Theory : the balance of relationships

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Major IR theories, which stress that actors will inevitably only seek to enhance their own interests, tend to contrive binaries of self and other and ‘inside’ and ‘outside’. By contrast, this book recognizes the general need of all to relate, which they do through various imagined resemblances between them.
The authors of this book therefore propose the ‘balance of relationships’ (BoR) as a new international relations theory to transcend binary ways of thinking. BoR theory differs from mainstream IR theories owing to two key differences in its epistemological position. Firstly, the theory explains why and how states as socially-interrelated actors inescapably pursue a strategy of self-restraint in order to join a network of stable and long-term relationships. Secondly, owing to its focus on explaining bilateral relations, BoR theory bypasses rule-based governance. By positing ‘relationality’ as a key concept of Chinese international relations, this book shows that BoR can also serve as an important concept in the theorization of international relations, more broadly.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

327 SHI c

Penerbit

New York : Routledge., 2019

Deskripsi Fisik

283 hlm.; 21 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781138390508

Klasifikasi

327

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

ed. 1

Subjek

Hubungan Internasional
Cina

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Chih-yu Shih and Chiung-chiu Huang

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