International Political Theory and Its Critics
... led to the growing acceptance of theoretical relativism associated with the transition of IR studies to the stage of “normal science” (as Kuhn understood it). Meanwhile, this period witnessed the unfolding of the newest “great controversy,” equal ... ... so-called “-isms”. They denied the need to advance macro-narratives with their endeavor to provide a universal theory explaining international relations as a whole. Representatives of this approach argued that fixation on the development of a universal framework ...