An embarrassment of changes: International Relations and the COVID-19 pandemic

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Australian Journal of International Affairs Pub Date : 2023-03-04 DOI:10.1080/10357718.2022.2095614

M. Davies, C. Hobson

引用次数: 3

Abstract

ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic poses fundamental challenges to the ways that the discipline of International Relations makes sense of our world. Framing the pandemic as both a social disaster and as part of an ongoing polycrisis, this work argues that existing responses to COVID-19 are, whatever their insights, partial and limited, predicated on assumptions about how we know the world now shown to be problematic. This situation calls less for some defined incremental change and more for a period of uncomfortable disciplinary reflection on the boundaries, purposes and value structures that shape IR.

查看原文本刊更多论文

变化的尴尬:国际关系和COVID-19大流行

摘要新冠肺炎疫情对国际关系学科理解世界的方式提出了根本性挑战。这项工作将这场大流行病既视为一场社会灾难，也视为正在进行的多危机的一部分，认为现有的新冠肺炎应对措施，无论其见解如何，都是部分和有限的，其前提是我们对世界的认识存在问题。这种情况不需要一些明确的渐进式变革，而需要一段时间对塑造IR的边界、目的和价值结构进行令人不安的纪律反思。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Australian Journal of International Affairs INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

13.30%

发文量

期刊介绍： AJIA is the journal of the Australian Institute of International Affairs. The Institute was established in 1933 as an independent and non-political body and its purpose is to stimulate interest in and understanding of international affairs among its members and the general public. The aim of the Australian Journal of International Affairs is to publish high quality scholarly research on international political, social, economic and legal issues, especially (but not exclusively) within the Asia-Pacific region. The journal publishes research articles, refereed review essays and commentary and provocation pieces. ''Articles'' are traditional scholarly articles. ‘Review essays’ use newly published books as the basis to thematically examine current events in International Relations. The journal also publishes commentaries and provocations which are high quality and engaging pieces of commentary, opinion and provocation in a variety of styles. The Australian Journal of International Affairs aims to analyse international issues for an Australian readership and to present Australian perspectives to readers in other countries. While seeking to stimulate interest in and understanding of international affairs, the journal does not seek to promote any particular policies or approaches. All suitable manuscripts submitted are sent to two referees in a full ''double blind'' refereeing process.