Practice Approaches in International Political Theory

Hofius, Maren

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-77274-1_6

Perspectives on International Political Theory in Europe 2021

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-77274-1_6

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Practice Approaches in International Political Theory

Maren Hofius¹

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Coloniality of Epistemic Power in International Practices: NGO Inclusion in World Bank Policymaking

Sondarjee

2023

Global Society

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Coloniality of Epistemic Power in International Practices: NGO Inclusion in World Bank Policymaking

Sondarjee

2023

Global Society

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Practice Contestation in and between Communities of Practice: From Top-Down to Inclusive Policymaking at the World Bank

Sondarjee

2024

Global Studies Quarterly

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By focusing on like-mindedness, community of practice (CoP) scholars are often accused of downgrading issues of power and contestation. This article theorizes practice contestation as an integral part of participation in a community. Building on a relational ontology and the concept of epistemic power, I define practice contestation as tacit (practical) or discursive interventions challenging the shared background knowledge of a CoP. This process is bidirectional (pushing for and against change) and happens at two levels (within a CoP and at the boundaries with other CoPs). This framework leads to four types of practice contestation: internal disruption, internal resistance, external pressure, and external resistance. These concomitant types of contestation participate in the constant fluctuations of international practices and social orders. Methodologically, this article looks at the CoP of World Bank’s senior managers and their boundaries with other communities, and it builds on interview material and archival documents collected between 2017 and 2020.

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A Feminist Critique of International Practices

Chessé,

Sondarjee

2024

International Studies Quarterly

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Feminist social theories, especially intersectional and decolonial ones, have been footnotes at best in practice-oriented research in international relations. This disciplinary exclusion of gender studies’ concepts from “international practice theories” (IPTs) or the "practice turn" has marginalized inquiries into power and reflexivity in action. As a result, IPTs have failed to theorize how practitioners’ reflexivity is shaped by local manifestations of systemic lines of difference like race, gender, coloniality, or class. This Theory Note argues that intersectional and decolonial feminist approaches can address this gap. We demonstrate that positionality and privilege condition practical reflexivity by shaping (1) normative interpretations of the world, (2) the content of social critique, and (3) the reception of such critique. Taking feminists as foundational theorists of international practices is critical to addressing some ontological challenges encountered by current IPT scholarship. In this Theory Note, we develop a productive conversation between the two bodies of literature around concepts of background knowledge and competence, which allows for a better understanding of the interplay of structural power and individual reflexivity in everyday interactions.

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Practice Approaches in International Political Theory

Cited by 3 publications

References 47 publications

Coloniality of Epistemic Power in International Practices: NGO Inclusion in World Bank Policymaking

Coloniality of Epistemic Power in International Practices: NGO Inclusion in World Bank Policymaking

Practice Contestation in and between Communities of Practice: From Top-Down to Inclusive Policymaking at the World Bank

A Feminist Critique of International Practices

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