Contemporary discourse about human affairs is largely grounded in the specific historical experience and interests of a few dominant societies. This poses an important challenge to all those who urge that we need to adopt a global perspective on modern political life, whether in terms of international relations, comparative and developmental politi
Biography
R.B.J. Walker is assistant professor of political science at the University of Victoria. He was Visiting Fellow at the Center of International Studies, Princeton University, from 1977 to 1979 and at Australian National University in 1978. Dr. Walker is author of Political Theory and the Transformation of World Polities (1980).
