Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 13:02:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: BHA: Absolute Beginner


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Hi

Much like someone mentioned earlier, Bhaskar's work is somewhat new to me; Critical Theory less so. Thus, I am making my way slowly and laboroiusly through some introductory texts. In the meantime, can someone provide me with his conception/explanation of emancipation (with refs so I can follow up on it), please.

I came across a kind of definition that resonates well with the basic approach of my research:

"...we evidently must acknowledge that an emancipatory conception of international relations is not all of a piece. The subjects who are picked out by the emancipatory theory may be the working class, or women, or society's marginal people, but whomever the subject, the theories addressed to them share the liberatory idea that there is something drastically wrong with the way human life is lived on this planet, and that, more importantly, people live in certain ways because they have an erroneous understanding of what their individual and collective existence ought to consist, of which can, and should, be changed." (Spegele, Roger - 1997. Is Robust Globalism a Mistake? Review of International Studies. 23, 211-239.

Thanks

Ismail

 



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Hi

Much like someone mentioned earlier, Bhaskar's work is somewhat new to me; Critical Theory less so. Thus, I am making my way slowly and laboroiusly through some introductory texts. In the meantime, can someone provide me with his conception/explanation of emancipation (with refs so I can follow up on it), please.

I came across a kind of definition that resonates well with the basic approach of my research:

"...we evidently must acknowledge that an emancipatory conception of international relations is not all of a piece. The subjects who are picked out by the emancipatory theory may be the working class, or women, or society's marginal people, but whomever the subject, the theories addressed to them share the liberatory idea that there is something drastically wrong with the way human life is lived on this planet, and that, more importantly, people live in certain ways because they have an erroneous understanding of what their individual and collective existence ought to consist, of which can, and should, be changed." (Spegele, Roger - 1997. Is Robust Globalism a Mistake? Review of International Studies. 23, 211-239.

Thanks

Ismail