Examined in this paper is the theoretical development in the international relations literature with emphasis on theoretical pluralism. The International Relations （IR） discipline is undergoing theoretical pluralism...Examined in this paper is the theoretical development in the international relations literature with emphasis on theoretical pluralism. The International Relations （IR） discipline is undergoing theoretical pluralism in the 21st century in explaining global political forces. These theoretieal expansiveness is important in moving IR forward in the context of ontological and epistemological orientations. Within the international relations subfield, periods of change have largely been understood through the prism of the great debates. The paper, therefore, contends that theoretical diversity and pluralism has contributed significantly in this contemporary era in explaining global political forces, events and processes.展开更多
文摘Examined in this paper is the theoretical development in the international relations literature with emphasis on theoretical pluralism. The International Relations （IR） discipline is undergoing theoretical pluralism in the 21st century in explaining global political forces. These theoretieal expansiveness is important in moving IR forward in the context of ontological and epistemological orientations. Within the international relations subfield, periods of change have largely been understood through the prism of the great debates. The paper, therefore, contends that theoretical diversity and pluralism has contributed significantly in this contemporary era in explaining global political forces, events and processes.
