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  • Devaluing diplomacy? : a critique of Alexander Wendt's conception of progress and politics
    Sárváry, Katalin
    The article offers a critique of Wendt's conception of progress in history. It argues that Wendt arrives at his conception of historical progress from his meta-theory and his progressive view of ... science. For those not accepting Wendt's mera-theory, interpretation of historical progress is less convincing. Wendt's conception of progress leads to a devaluation of diplomacy for it prevents us seeing that only successful diplomacy can make change appear progressive, fostering a reading of the past through the lenses of political legitimacy. If the existing conception of political legitimacy makes it difficult for us to read our own past without prejudice, diplomacy across cultures is all the more difficult. The conclusion is that a thicker constructivism is more helpful in helping communication across cultures which, however, leads to a more limited conception of progress.
    Source: Journal of international relations and development. - ISSN 1408-6980 (Vol. 4, no. 4, Dec. 2001, str. 380-402, 438, 441)
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 2001
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 117061632

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source: Journal of international relations and development. - ISSN 1408-6980 (Vol. 4, no. 4, Dec. 2001, str. 380-402, 438, 441)
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