Turton, H.L. (2020) Locating a multifaceted and stratified disciplinary ‘core’. All Azimuth: A Journal of Foreign Policy and Peace, 9 (2). pp. 177-210. ISSN 2146-7757
Abstract
Disciplinary depictions using the core-periphery distinction are often premised on a ‘blurred’ and/or monolithic understanding of the core. For instance, the ‘core’ is often conceptualized broadly to include Western Europe and North America, or narrowly to refer to just the United States. Simultaneously the corresponding disciplinary self-images often refer to the core and the periphery as fixed and homogenous entities, which overlook the often diverse tendencies and hierarchies within the predefined space. This article therefore seeks to highlight the changing geographies of the core/periphery distinction in order to reveal the presence of different cores because there are different core properties. What this means is that the ‘core’ can appear in surprising spaces and occupy geographies that are normally associated with the periphery. In order to specifically illustrate certain workings and reach of the ‘core’ within spaces typically conceptualized as ‘peripheral’ this article will draw on existing data and research. The resultant empirical sketch will show how the ‘core’ is able to extend its reach and produce further epistemic hierarchies within peripheral spaces. In locating IR’s different cores and their hidden geographies this article aims to destabilize the core-periphery distinction in order to move beyond this disciplinary and disciplining archetype.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in All Azimuth: A Journal of Foreign Policy and Peace. Uploaded with permission from the copyright holder. |
Keywords: | core; disciplinary self-images; epistemic hierarchies; International Relations; periphery |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Apr 2020 13:38 |
Last Modified: | 17 Sep 2021 09:25 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research, İhsan Doğramacı Peace Foundation |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.20991/allazimuth.716725 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:159941 |