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English School – 'Chinese IR' engagements : order, harmony and the limits of elitism in Global IR

Williams, John

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This article addresses ongoing discussions across the English School (ES) of International Relations (IR) theory and IR theory drawing on Chinese philosophical traditions and Chinese history as exemplifying a “Global IR” approach. However, common interests in long-run history, non-material forms of power, and an international social structure have not yet led to sustained discussion of normative issues important to both approaches. Showing how analytical commonalities between ES and “Chinese” IR accounts of international societies and concepts of order and harmony focus on elite-level perspectives and priorities, I draw on critical and decolonial aspects of Global IR to argue for alternative accounts. Unexplored potential for this exists within the distinct methodological bases of ES and “Chinese IR,” opening space for normative engagement that can provide a model for other inter-tradition encounters in Global IR.

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Williams, J. (2021). English School – 'Chinese IR' engagements : order, harmony and the limits of elitism in Global IR. The Chinese Journal Of International Politics, 14(1), 127-157. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjip/poaa022

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 9, 2020
Online Publication Date Mar 16, 2021
Publication Date 2021
Deposit Date Nov 10, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 16, 2023
Journal Chinese Journal Of International Politics
Print ISSN 1750-8916
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 14
Issue 1
Pages 127-157
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/cjip/poaa022

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in the Chinese Journal of International Politics following peer review. The version of record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/cjip/poaa022





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