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is International Relations really ? The discipline onal Relations ( IR ) has long been criticised for its foundations and perspectives . At the International ociation ( ISA ) Convention in 2014 , the ISA President , arya , promoted the novel Global IR agenda . of six dimensions , the Agenda seeks to globalise the . This article will first define International Relations , ad definition to the root of Eurocentrism within e . It provides three reasons as to how Eurocentrism roblem for the IR discipline . It will then outline the six of the Global IR Agenda : ( i ) pluralistic universalism ; ing in world history ; ( iii ) integration of Western and rn theories ; ( iv ) integration of regionalism and area renouncing of exceptionalism ; ( vi ) and recognising ms of agency . A brief evaluation of the Agenda ere are at least five potential obstacles for Global IR . ve of this article is to promote the Global IR Agenda pt to make the IR discipline more inclusive for ideas , d regions .
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hree arguments to suggest that IR is a Eurocentric 1 ) its imperial origins in nineteenth-century Europe ; alence of the myths of 1648 and 1919 which suggest uperiority of ideas and concepts ; ( 3 ) the application theories on a universal basis and ignoring local s and interests . There is some literature which assesses ominance over the IR discipline , however , that is not f this article as it is another issue entirely ( Hoffman , his article primarily seeks to promote the need bal IR Agenda by providing evidence of continuing m within the IR discipline and furthering the case of hy the Agenda should be implemented into mainstream by introducing undergraduate students to Global IR rst year of their degrees ( Powell , 2019:12 ).
ational Relations is defined as a disciplinary field is its parochial Eurocentric focus . The discipline is ed as having a focus on war , states , and international