School of Realism: An Inadequate Approach to Account Insecurity in Global Politics?
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Jun 30, 2017
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Realism Theory Security Insecurity International Politics
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School of realism is a dominant school of thought in the discipline of International Relations. However, it has been vigorously criticized as an approach which overlooks many of the significant actors and phenomena in contemporary world politics. Therefore, it is contested as a theory that gives us an inadequate explanation of insecurity in world politics. This article argues that realist theory might primarily emphasizes states as the core actors but it does not overlook other important actors and phenomena in contemporary world politics. Since there is no single theory that can explain every aspect of world politics, realist approach solely articulates an account of insecurity of state actor rather than of other non-state actors. It remains one of the most influential schools of thought in explaining world politics.
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Wadeesirisak, W. (2017). School of Realism: An Inadequate Approach to Account Insecurity in Global Politics?. Political Science and Public Administration Journal, 8(1), 101–118. Retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/polscicmujournal/article/view/91317
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- เนื้อหาและข้อมูลที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารรัฐศาสตร์และรัฐประศาสนศาสตร์ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรง ซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสารรัฐศาสตร์และรัฐประศาสนศาสตร์ ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย หรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใดๆ
- บทความและข้อมูล ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารรัฐศาสตร์และรัฐประศาสนศาสตร์ ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำข้อมูลไปใช้ประโยชน์ในทางวิชาการ ขอให้อ้างอิงแหล่งที่มาด้วย
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Jackson, R. and Sørensen, G. (2003). Introduction to International Relations: theories and approaches. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Kapstein, E. (1995). Is Realism Dead? The Domestic Sources of International Politics. International Organization, 49 (4), 751-774.
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