GOVT1621 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: James Der Derian, Mercator Projection, Post-Structuralism

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: Government and International Relations
• Course: GOVT1621
• Professor: Ainsley Elbra

Document Summary

Based on equal-area projection which de-emphasized europe and the north. Came to prominence at a time of third world political assertiveness in the united. Challenged the 2 superpowers in the 1970s. Form of knowledge which promoted the south. To provide the direct lines necessary for navigation. Put of the world"s landmass in the northern hemisphere. Later reinforced cold war perceptions of the soviet threat. Not a model or theory of ir. Set out a paradigm through which everything is understood. Politics of identity in the production and understanding of global affairs. Articulating the meta-theoretical critique of realist and neorealist theories. To demonstrate how the theoretical assumptions of the traditional perspective shaped ir. Recognise that the dominant approach to ir was unaware, uninterested or hostile. An awareness of how other branches of social sciences had witnessed debates about how knowledge of the world was constructed. Question how the state came to be regarded as the most important actor in world politics.