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The Dao of World Politics: Towards a Post-Westphalian, Worldist International Relations book cover

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The Dao of World Politics Towards a Post-Westphalian, Worldist International Relations

By L. H. M. Ling Copyright 2014
240 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book draws on Daoist yin/yang dialectics to move world politics from the current stasis of hegemony, hierarchy, and violence to a more balanced engagement with parity, fluidity, and ethics. The author theorizes that we may develop a richer, more representative approach towards sustainable and democratic governance by offering a non-Western alternative to hegemonic debates in IR. The... Read more

Introduction Part I - Root: Why do we need a Dao of World Politics  1. The Problem with Westphalia: The Fish and the Turtle  2.  Worldism: Multiple Worlds in IR  3. Daoist Dialectics: Gender as Analytic  4. Worldist Dialogics: Changing the Terms of Engagement  Interregnum  5. A Fairy Tale of Science  Part II - Branch: The Worldist Model of Dialogics  6. Relationality: From Hegemony to Parity  7. Resonance: From Hierarchy to Fluidity  8. Interbeing: From Violence to Ethics with Compassion  9. New World Making: Yin/Yang Pacha (with Carolina M. Pinheiro)  Part III - Buds: Towards a Post-Westphalian, Worldist IR  10. Journeys Beyond the West

Biography

L. H. M. Ling is an Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Associate Professor of International Affairs at The New School in New York, USA.

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