"A Meta-theoretical Review and Alternative Theory of International Politics of Climate Crisis: Planetary Politics"

Purpose: This study critically examines the significance and limitations of existing mainstream international political theories in the midst of transnational crises such as the climate crisis, and seeks the beginnings of alternative theories to overcome them.

Research method: The research method reconstructs the epistemologically-centered theoretical system of existing theories including constructivism through a meta-theoretical approach, and measures the ontological transition.

Research content: The research content of this thesis is to search for an alternative theory that responds to the transnational crisis through an ontological transition and escape from state-centrism. , I would like to suggest planetary politics as an alternative.

Conclusion and Suggestion: The Anthropocene as an ontological transition that posits a transnational crisis as a human and planetary crisis is significant in itself. However, its colonial limitations are challenges to overcome.

The purpose of this study is to find an alternative theory and to critically review significance and limitations of mainstream theories in international politics under the transnational crisis such as climate crisis. This article reviews existing theories including constructivism through a meta-theoretical approach and analyzes ontological transition. This study seeks an alternative theory to overcome positivist mainstream theories, constructivism and the state-centric approach. This study suggests planetary politics as an alternative. The Anthropocene itself is valuable in international politics because of its ontological transition. However, its colonial limitations are a challenge.