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Reconceptualizing International Order: Contemporary Chinese Theories and Their Contributions to Global IR

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2024

Haoming Xiong Open the ORCID record for Haoming Xiong [Opens in a new window] ,
David A. Peterson Open the ORCID record for David A. Peterson [Opens in a new window]  and
Bear F. Braumoeller Open the ORCID record for Bear F. Braumoeller [Opens in a new window]
Haoming Xiong*
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Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
David A. Peterson
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Bear F. Braumoeller
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Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
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*Corresponding author. Email: xiong.361@osu.edu
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Abstract

Recent years have witnessed the theorizing of international order from a global, rather than purely Western, perspective. We contribute to this approach by reviewing recent book-length theorizations by four prominent contemporary Chinese scholars. We outline how these conceptions of international order converge and diverge, identify their contributions and limitations, and compare them with Western paradigms of international order, such as realism and liberalism. We then demonstrate how insights from these Chinese approaches enrich existing international relations debates and shed light on contemporary Chinese foreign policy.

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Chinese IR theoriesinternational orderglobal IRrelationalismpluralism
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International Organization , First View , pp. 1 - 37
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