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International Relations as a Discipline in Thailand Theory and Sub-fields

288 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

286 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

286 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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There has long been considerable debate about the nature of non-Western IR theory. Most attempts to understand such a phenomenon begin by taking a top-down approach on a country by country basis. Instead, this book takes a bottom-up approach, involving specialists from a range of Thai universities, revealing the contours of the Thai IR community. It examines the state of various sub-fields under... Read more

Acknowledgement
Contributors Bio
Preface

1. Introduction (Chanintira na Thalang, Soravis Jayanama and Jittipat Poonkham)

2. Why is there no Thai (Critical) International Relations Theory? Great Debates Revisited, Critical Theory, and Dissensus of IR in Thailand (Jittipat Poonkham)

3. Minding the Gap: Poststructuralist IR Theory in Thailand (Soravis Jayanama)

4. Postcolonial Theoretical Proposals in Thai International Relations (Chyatat Supachalasai)

5. Foreign Policy Analysis in Thailand (M.L. Pinitbhand Paribatra)

6. International Political Economy in Thailand:A Discipline in Stagnation? (Pongkwan Sawasdipakdi)

7. Security Studies in Thailand (Kasira Cheeppensook)

8. Peace Research and International Relations in Thailand: Mutual Dismissal and Disengagement? (Janjira Sombatpoonsiri)

9. The State of International Relations (IR) as a Discipline in Southeast Asian Studies in Thailand (Chanintira na Thalang)

10. The State of International Relations Theories in ASEAN Studies in Thailand (Pinn Siraprapasiri)

11. European Studies in Thailand (Natthanan Kunnamas)

12. Why is the conceptualisation of and theoretical debates in Thai politics a more common occurrence than that of IR in Thailand? Comparing and reflecting on the state and status of politics and IR in Thailand (Chanintira na Thalang)

13. The End of a Thai International Relations (IR)? A Plea for the Empirical Foundations of Critical Theory (Kullada Kesboonchoo Mead and Jittipat Poonkham)

Index