The Structural Problems of Czech Social Science
The study assesses the evolution and the current state of the IR studies in the Czech Republic. It starts from a critical stance towards those interpretations that succumb to the simplified backwardnessmodernization logic. Instead the study puts forth an analysis that builds on postcolonial and sub...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of International Relations Prague
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Czech Journal of International Relations |
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| Online Access: | https://cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cjir/article/view/238 |
| Summary: | The study assesses the evolution and the current state of the IR studies in
the Czech Republic. It starts from a critical stance towards those
interpretations that succumb to the simplified backwardnessmodernization logic. Instead the study puts forth an analysis that builds on
postcolonial and subaltern approaches while showing that modernization
can paradoxically reinforce the structural dependence of the discipline. The
current Czech IR studies are thus better described as a hybrid discipline
based on both the mechanical acceptance of Western theoretical
approaches and exclusionary practices than as a successful modernization.
The ability to conduct theoretically oriented research is often seen as one of
the benefits of the discipline’s integration in the international academic
structures. However, what is entirely ignored is the negative impact of the
neoliberal disciplining techniques, commodification of research and
consequently also the emergence of academic mimicry and the related
fragmentation of the entire field.
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| ISSN: | 0323-1844 2570-9429 |