Decolonizing the 'Great Debates' in International Relations Theory: A Perspective on History, Approaches and Methods

Abstract

It is indeed true that the several discourses in International Relations (abbreviated as IR throughout the essay) have often tried to establish a dominant discourse of understanding amongst them. However, even though it is imperative to understand that there can be no single way of studying the epistemology, ontology and normative aspects of International Relations, we have often forgotten to look beyond the established debates of knowledge and theory building in the discipline.