Perkembangan dan Permasalahan Teorisasi Hubungan Internasional Pasca Perdebatan
Abstract: There are two
contradictory narratives those enframe the contemporary development of
International Relations (IR) theory. As the absence and discontinuity of the
so-called “inter-paradigm debates”, the first narrative enframes the
contemporary development of IR theory is moving toward its end. On the
contrary, the other narrative celebrates the plurality of theoretical
development in contemporary IR, and letting “a thousand theoretical flowers
bloom”. This article seeks to reveal that both of these narratives are
problematic. The main problem of the first narrative lies in the “debatism”
approach as the basis of its historiography. This article shows how the
“debatism” approach misrepresents the history of IR theorization. Meanwhile,
the second narrative is problematic as well, since the celebration of
theoretical plurality tends to neglect the philosophical foundations and
concentrate on the technical side of theorization. Drawing on Fred Chernoff’s
steps of IR theorization, this article proposes a new frame of IR theorization
in order to leave behind the problematic “debatism” approach, while proliferate
“a thousand of theoretical flowers bloom” without neglecting the importance of
philosophical foundations in IR theorization.
Penulis: Dodi Mantra
Kode Jurnal: jphubintdd150347
