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AuthorBakir, Ali
Available date2022-09-29T04:44:05Z
Publication Date2022-09-26
Publication NameThird World Quarterly
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2022.2121695
CitationAli Bakir (2022): Islam and International Relations (IR): why is there no Islamic IR theory?, Third World Quarterly, DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2022.2121695
ISSN0143-6597
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/34592
AbstractInternational Relations (IR) as an academic discipline is relatively new and almost entirely dominated by Western sources of knowledge. Its biased nature undermines its capacity to understand, explain and predict events in the non-Western part of the world. With the increasing effort to explore non-Western IR and diversify the sources of knowledge of the discipline, Islam has emerged as an essential source of interest, not necessarily as a reflection of the East–West dichotomy or non-Western versus Western discourse, but rather as an approach that has its own rules, concepts and perspectives on IR. In this sense, the article contributes to the increasing discussions on the interaction between Islam and IR. It critically engages with three levels of discourse: first, IR in Islam; second, Islam in contemporary IR; and, third, Islam as an IR theory or as a paradigm. The paper attempts to address the question of why there are no modern Islamic IR theories by exploring reasons related to Muslims as well as to the nature of the current system and Western hegemony. It concludes by introducing an initial model and two paths (traditional and revolutionary) that might help mitigate this situation in the future.
SponsorOpen Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.
Languageen
PublisherTaylor and Francis Group
SubjectIslam
International Relations
Theorizing
Non Western IR
Global IR
Islamic IR theory
TitleIslam and International Relations (IR): why is there no Islamic IR theory?
TypeArticle
ESSN1360-2241
dc.accessType Open Access


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