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Seit einigen Jahren hat sich im englischsprachigen Raum eine neue Art der Kritik am vorherrschenden neorealistischen Paradigma der internationalen Beziehungen entfaltet. Direkter und dezidierter als die bisherigen herrschaftskritischen Denkschulen setzt diese Kritik an den fundamentalen erkenntnistheoretischen und ontologischen Annahmen dieser der Bewahrung der bestehenden Tradition an. Diese Kritik bezeichnet der Autor in seinem Aufsatz "Critical International Relations" (CIR). Die CIR versuchen positivismuskritische Theorien für das Fach "Internationale Beziehungen" fruchtbar zu machen. Bezugspunkte sind dabei u.a. die Gendertheorien, Gramscianische Ansätze, die kritische Theorie und der Poststrukturalismus. Er stellt die CIR-Arbeiten anhand ihrer Kritik am vorherrschenden Paradigma der internationalen Beziehungen, dem Neorealismus, vor. Die hier vorgestellte Kritik der theoretischen Annahmen des Neorealismus weist auf erhebliche analytische Defizite des neorealistischen Paradigmas hin und macht deutlich, daß das Wissenschaftsverständnis, das spezifische Gerüst von Annahmen und die Methoden dieses Ansatzes zur Reproduktion bestehender Herrschaftsverhältnisse beitragen. (psz)

The aim of this article is to show how sport can matter in international relations. Sport can be a subject or a tool of international relations. It can be used by states or geopolitical blocks to display their alleged superiority or any other desired characteristic. Governments may desire athletic victories, which are meant to imply, for example, the power of the state and its political and economic system. Participation in sport can also be used for political reasons on an international scale; a number of political objectives can be achieved by states by participating (or not) in sports events. Not only is sport affected by a country's policies, but on certain occasions sports events can influence states.

Alfred Maizels' work on commodity trade and prices documented trends in a major area of international economic relations. This title elaborates the ideas in the tradition of Maizels' contributions, and discusses and extends these theories in relation to current problems

After the Byelorussian presidential elections in 2020, there was a turning point in the Ukrainian- Byelorussian relations, but there were almost no changes in the sphere of economic cooperation. In the first half of 2020, Byelorussia and Ukraine actively cooperated in the economic sphere. Minsk's resistance to integration with Russia was supported by Ukraine. Kiev also depended on fuel supplies from Byelorussia. Despite the political confrontation that began in August 2020, Minsk and Kiev have maintained stable economic relations. In the first half of 2021, political antagonism intensified. However, this situation did not have a clear negative impact on the economic relations between Byelorussia and Ukraine.

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Politics of Translation in International Relations; Zeynep Gulsah Capan, Filipe dos Reis, and Maj Grasten -- Part I: Translation and the Politics of (Disciplinary) Language -- Chapter 2: Gavagai? The International Politics of Translation; Benjamin Herborth -- Chapter 3: Conceptual Debates in IR and the Spectre of Polysemy: Intralingual Challenges and the Promise of Translation; Torsten Michel -- Chapter 4: Remaking the Law of Encounter: Comparative International Law as Transformative Translation; Miriam Bak McKenna -- Part II: Translating Across Fields of Practice -- Chapter 5: Fashioning the Other: Fashion as an Epistemology of Translation; Andreas Behnke -- Chapter 6: De/Colonising Through Translation? Rethinking the Politics of Translation in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda; Rahel Kunz -- Chapter 7: Translating Critique: Civil Society and the Politicisation of Financial Regulation; Benjamin Wilhelm -- Chapter 8: Social Movements and Translation; Nicole Doerr -- Part III: Translating International Relations (IR) -- Chapter 9: English and the Legacy of Linguistic Domination in IR; Shogo Suzuki -- Chapter 10: On the Power of Translation and the Translation of 'Power': A Translingual Concept Analysis; Ariel Shangguan -- Chapter 11: Anarchy is What Translators Make of It? Translating Theory and Translation Theories; Fatmanur Kaçar -- Part IV: Reflections -- Chapter 12: The Contingency of Translation; Oliver Kessler -- Chapter 13: On the 'Does Theory Travel?' Question: Traveling with Edward Said; Pinar Bilgin.

Globalization has been contested in recent times. Among the critical perspectives is cosmopolitanism. Yet, with the exception of normative theory, international relations as a field has ignored cosmopolitan thinking. This book redresses this gap and develops a dialogue between cosmopolitanism and international relations. The dialogue is structured around three debates between non-universalist theories of international relations and contemporary cosmopolitan thought. The theories chosen are realism, (post-)Marxism and postmodernism. All three criticize liberalism in the international domain, and, therefore, cosmopolitanism as an offshoot of liberalism. In the light of each school's respective critique of universalism, the book suggests both the importance and difficulty of the cosmopolitan perspective in the contemporary world. Beardsworth emphasizes the need for global leadership at nation-state level, re-embedding of the world economy, a cosmopolitan politics of the lesser violence, and cosmopolitan political judgement. He also suggests research agendas to situate further contemporary cosmopolitanism in international relations theory. This book will appeal to all students of political theory and international relations, especially those who are seeking more articulation of the main issues between cosmopolitanism and its critics in international relations.

An up-to-date analysis and assessment of the evolving relationship between Canada and the Commonwealth Caribbean, this volume focuses on three dynamic and important issues. By presenting a current picture of the Canadian-Caribbean relationship, the book not only fills a void in academic contributions to the topic but serves as an invaluable reference guide for policy analysts, non-governmental representatives and public and private decision-makers.