A Critical Appraisal of Realist International Relations Concepts in the Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf Relations: The state, power, and agency

International Relations literature (re)produces principally “realist” depictions of relations between the Horn of Africa and the Persian Gulf. It portrays states as monolithic actors and the Persian Gulf countries as superior according to a state-centric conception of power and fails to recognize th...

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מחבר ראשי: Ylönen, Aleksi
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יצא לאור: Cadernos de Estudos Africanos 2023
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:cea_6865 https://doi.org/10.4000/cea.6865 urn:doi:10.4000/cea.6865 en https://journals.openedition.org/cea/6865 2023-10-23T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/dn9w https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ A Critical Appraisal of Realist International Relations Concepts in the Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf Relations: The state, power, and agency Cadernos de Estudos Africanos Centro de Estudos Internacionais info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2182-7400 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1645-3794 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cea Ylönen, Aleksi realism agency power international relations Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf relations state and non-state actors realismo agência poder relações internacionais relações Corno de África-Golfo Pérsico atores estatais e não estatais International Relations literature (re)produces principally “realist” depictions of relations between the Horn of Africa and the Persian Gulf. It portrays states as monolithic actors and the Persian Gulf countries as superior according to a state-centric conception of power and fails to recognize the agency of various African state and non-state actors and understand power in their external relations. This article discusses caveats of the key concepts of the realist approach and argues that it provides an inadequate analytical frame when applied to the Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf relations. The article calls for a broader approach that enables a better understanding of multiple actors that engage in international relations, enabling a more accurate analysis that helps to improve both theory and practice. A literatura de Relações Internacionais (re)produz principalmente representações “realistas” das relações entre o Corno de África e o Golfo Pérsico. Retrata os Estados como atores monolíticos e os países do Golfo Pérsico como superiores de acordo com uma conceção de poder centrada no Estado que não reconhece a agência de vários atores estatais e não estatais africanos. Este artigo discute ressalvas dos conceitos-chave da abordagem realista e argumenta que ela fornece uma estrutura analítica inadequada quando aplicada às relações entre o Corno de África e o Golfo Pérsico. O artigo clama por uma abordagem mais ampla que possibilite uma melhor compreensão dos múltiplos atores que se envolvem nas relações internacionais, permitindo uma análise mais precisa que ajude a melhorar tanto a teoria como a prática.
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topic realism
agency
power
international relations
Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf relations
state and non-state actors
realismo
agência
poder
relações internacionais
relações Corno de África-Golfo Pérsico
atores estatais e não estatais
spellingShingle realism
agency
power
international relations
Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf relations
state and non-state actors
realismo
agência
poder
relações internacionais
relações Corno de África-Golfo Pérsico
atores estatais e não estatais
Ylönen, Aleksi
A Critical Appraisal of Realist International Relations Concepts in the Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf Relations: The state, power, and agency
description International Relations literature (re)produces principally “realist” depictions of relations between the Horn of Africa and the Persian Gulf. It portrays states as monolithic actors and the Persian Gulf countries as superior according to a state-centric conception of power and fails to recognize the agency of various African state and non-state actors and understand power in their external relations. This article discusses caveats of the key concepts of the realist approach and argues that it provides an inadequate analytical frame when applied to the Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf relations. The article calls for a broader approach that enables a better understanding of multiple actors that engage in international relations, enabling a more accurate analysis that helps to improve both theory and practice.
author Ylönen, Aleksi
author_facet Ylönen, Aleksi
author_sort Ylönen, Aleksi
title A Critical Appraisal of Realist International Relations Concepts in the Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf Relations: The state, power, and agency
title_short A Critical Appraisal of Realist International Relations Concepts in the Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf Relations: The state, power, and agency
title_full A Critical Appraisal of Realist International Relations Concepts in the Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf Relations: The state, power, and agency
title_fullStr A Critical Appraisal of Realist International Relations Concepts in the Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf Relations: The state, power, and agency
title_full_unstemmed A Critical Appraisal of Realist International Relations Concepts in the Horn of Africa-Persian Gulf Relations: The state, power, and agency
title_sort critical appraisal of realist international relations concepts in the horn of africa-persian gulf relations: the state, power, and agency
publisher Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
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