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  • Meta-theoretical foundations for the study of global social relations from the perspective of the new political economy of development
    Baaz, Mikael
    This article takes its point of departure from the fact that the world is in a phase of deep and turbulent transformation. Unfortunately, our theories for understanding where we are, how we have got ... there, and for outlining proposals of where we can possibly go have not kept pace: we find ourselves in a theoretical vacuum. However, a few interesting policy statements have emerged. This article emphasises the contributions by Bjůrn Hettne and Anthony Payne, which both seek to bring together the disciplines (International) Political Economy and Development Theory. The main argument outlined in the article is that these two otherwise highly commendable contributions need to be strengthened by a carefully elaborated meta-theory - i.e. beyond their present 'horizontal inclusiveness' they need to be 'vertically inclusive' and address different ontological, epistemological, andaxiological questions. This is, in the author's view, the main difference between interesting policy statements and more systematic theoretical frameworks. Building on Social Constructivism, this article proposes and partly elaborates on such a meta-theoretical foundation.
    Source: Journal of international relations and development. - ISSN 1408-6980 (Vol. 2, no. 4, dec. 1999, str. 461-471)
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 1999
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 19467357

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