Shadowdh 19 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 Hi there all, Does anyone know of an International Relations theory that is Chinese or Non western? At a stretch you could perhaps consider Sun Zi as a realist and Mo Ti as a Liberalist (based on info from one of my current readings)... but this is still using western based theory to shoe horn their philosophies/theories into something we recognise... I am looking for something that describes similar ideas and relationships to western IR theory but that are homegrown so to speak. I fear that if there does exist something then it might be in response to western thought... although perhaps Confucianism could be considered IR theory if you brought it up to the international level... muck like Marxism perhaps... cheers all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fanglu 154 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 Does 华夷 count as a theory of international relations? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gato 919 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 I don't know much about it, but there are certainly books and articles you can read: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=yZD&q=+site:www.irchina.org+chinese+international+relations+theory Why is There no Chinese International Relations Theory? http://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Perspectives-International-Relations-Framework/dp/0312219091/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239197729&sr=8-5 Chinese Perspectives On International Relations: A Framework for Analysis (Hardcover) by Gerald Chan http://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Chinese-Military-Culture-Shih/dp/1403971870/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239197859&sr=8-18 The Philosophy of Chinese Military Culture: Shih vs. Li (Hardcover) by William H. Mott IV (Author), Jae Chang Kim http://www.amazon.com/Cultural-Theory-International-Relations/dp/0521871360/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239197791&sr=8-12 A Cultural Theory of International Relations Ned Lebow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadowdh 19 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 Fanglu... thanks for the reminder... This has potential but is perhaps even more nebulous than Marxism/Leninism as an IR theory... Gato you are the man... I have some similar books on Chinese FP and the Military workings... I did order one of the books from Amazon UK though, the first of your excellent suggestions... I also (finally) managed to check out the irchina website with some of its great articles... Many thanks guys... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrmanman 10 Report post Posted May 4, 2010 Shi-Da has some, but not always at the level or availabily I want. Are there any other group classes at this time 3-5 days a week? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wushijiao 162 Report post Posted May 5, 2010 Have you heard of the Tianxia system, as formulated by Zhao Tingyang? http://book.sina.com.cn/review/x/2005-06-07/1558185584.shtml Besides that, there was the historic 朝贡关系体系, which some scholars have analyzed as a separate, non-Western formulation of IR theory. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
