Modi der Kritik des internationalen Regierens. Ein Plädoyer für immanente Kritik

Anderl, Felix; Wallmeier, Philip

doi:10.5771/0946-7165-2018-1-65

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“…the surrender to global capitalism (Kapoor, 2017) or the reproduction of Eurocentrism and colonised thinking (Alejandro, 2018;Allen, 2017;Duzgun, 2020)). Contrary to what our identification with criticality might lead us to believe, the adoption of a 'critical' framework does not guarantee that the knowledge we produce is emancipatory (Anderl and Wallmeier, 2018;Latour, 2004).…”

Section: A Theoretical Framework To Address the Recursive Challenge Omentioning

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Reflexive discourse analysis: A methodology for the practice of reflexivity

Alejandro

2020

European Journal of International Relations

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How to implement reflexivity in practice? Can the knowledge we produce be emancipatory when our discourses recursively originate in the world we aim to challenge? Critical International Relations (IR) scholars have successfully put reflexivity on the agenda based on the theoretical premise that discourse and knowledge play a socio-political role. However, academics often find themselves at a loss when it comes to implementing reflexivity due to the lack of adapted methodological and pedagogical material. This article shifts reflexivity from meta-reflections on the situatedness of research into a distinctive practice of research and writing that can be learned and taught alongside other research practices. To do so, I develop a methodology based on discourse: reflexive discourse analysis (RDA). Based on the discourse analysis of our own discourse and self-resocialisation, RDA aims to reflexively assess and transform our socio-discursive engagement with the world, so as to render it consistent with our intentional socio-political objectives. RDA builds upon a theoretical framework integrating discourse theory to Bourdieu’s conceptual apparatus for reflexivity and practices illustrated in the works of Comte and La Boétie. To illustrate this methodology, I used this very article as a recursive performance. I show how RDA enabled me to identify implicit discriminative mechanisms within my discourse and transform them into an alternative based on love, to produce an article more in line with my socio-political objectives. Overall, this article turns reflexivity into a critical methodology for social change and demonstrates how to integrate criticality methodologically into research and writing.

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Section: A Theoretical Framework To Address the Recursive Challenge Omentioning

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Reflexive discourse analysis: A methodology for the practice of reflexivity

Alejandro

2020

European Journal of International Relations

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The task of critique in times of post-truth politics

Schindler

2020

Rev. Int. Stud.

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Post-truth politics poses a specific problem for critical theories. The problem is that the relativisation of facts – the claim that knowledge is merely a product of power, history, and perspective – is a core aspect of present-day ideological thinking. Critical theories have been unable to respond to this challenge, because their critique has been directed against the opposite claim, namely the naturalisation of facts. While acknowledging this problem, this article argues that post-truth discourse actually combines relativisation and naturalisation. It does not simply relativise truth, but also naturalises the belief in specific ‘facts’ – notably the belief that ‘conspiracies are behind it all’. Once we recognise the twin character of post-truth, we must reject the view of Bruno Latour and others who have made critique responsible for the crisis. Instead, it then becomes apparent that there are deep and disconcerting similarities between post-truth politics and the totalitarian and authoritarian ideologies of the twentieth century. The task of critique is to confront and counter this resurgent ideology, thereby providing direction and orientation in the struggle for emancipation.

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How Can We Criticize International Practices?

Schindler

Wille

2019

International Studies Quarterly

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In this article, we elaborate two distinct ways of criticizing international practices: social critique and pragmatic critique. Our argument is that these two forms of critique are systematically opposed to each other: They are based on opposing epistemic premises, they are motivated by opposing political concerns, and they pursue opposing visions of social progress. Scholars of International Relations (IR) who want to work with the conceptual tools of practice theory are thus confronted with a consequential choice. Understanding the alternatives can help them to be more self-reflexive in their research practices and intervene more forcefully in contemporary political debates. We illustrate these advantages through a discussion of the scholarly debate on the practices of multilateral diplomacy through which the United Nations Security Council authorized a military intervention in Libya in 2011.

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Modi der Kritik des internationalen Regierens. Ein Plädoyer für immanente Kritik

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Reflexive discourse analysis: A methodology for the practice of reflexivity

Reflexive discourse analysis: A methodology for the practice of reflexivity

The task of critique in times of post-truth politics

How Can We Criticize International Practices?

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