Non-Western International Relations Theory and Ibn Khaldun

All Azimuth: A Journal of Foreign Policy and Peace

All Azimuth, journal of the İhsan Doğramacı Peace Foundation’s Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. It provides a forum for academic studies on foreign policy analysis and peace research as well as theoretically-oriented policy pieces on international issues.

It particularly welcomes research on the nexus of peace, security and development. It aims to publish pieces bridging the theory-practice gap; dealing with under-represented conceptual approaches in the field; and making scholarly engagements for the dialogue between the 'centre' and the 'periphery'. We strongly encourage, therefore, publications with homegrown theoretical and philosophical approaches. In this sense, All Azimuth aims to transcend the conventional theoretical, methodological, geographical, academic and cultural boundaries. All Azimuth is published two times a year by the Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research.As Western-centric International Relations theories continue to dominate the field despite these persistent initiatives, this review first concentrates on the book entitled Non-Western International Relations Theory edited by Acharya and Buzan, and their introductory question, namely “Why is there no non-Western International Relations theory?” The evaluation of the book ends with its concluding chapter, whereby Then, the paper moves on to the review of Seyfi Say’s piece and analyzes whether his integration of Ibn Khaldun into International Relations creates a non-Western IR theory or whether it reproduces the premises of Western-centric theories that dominate the field.

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All Azimuth: Past Issues http://www.foreignpolicyandpeace.org/index.php/en/past-issues/

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