scholarly journals Interpretation of China’s Global Advocacy for Renewable Energy through Lenses of Liberalism as an International Relations Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-60
Author(s):  
Junjie (Jasper) Liang ◽  
Sixuan (Alice) Li
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
International Relations ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
International Relations Theory ◽  
Democratic Peace ◽  
International Expansion ◽  
Intergovernmental Cooperation ◽  
Tackle Climate Change ◽  
Compare And Contrast

There has been numerous literature analysing the international expansion of renewable energy utilizing realism as an International Relations theory from both For and Against perspectives, such as casting doubt on fair cooperation or urging individual states to catch up with the global competition. This paper attempts to offer an alternative explanation to the international cooperation between China and the world in the field of renewable energy through the lenses of liberalism. The role and influence of liberalism in explaining this phenomenon will be presented in the form of compare and contrast between liberalism and realism, with secondary theories included such as institutional liberalism, idealism and democratic peace theory. The rapid growth of renewable energy globally in recent decades could be attributed to individual states’ policies, intergovernmental cooperation and advocacy by international organizations. The paper demonstrates that China’s ability to develop renewable energy can be correspondingly attributed to its willingness to cooperate under the framework of liberalism. It actively participates in international agreements, works with international organizations, and trades with other countries. With cooperative efforts, it succeeds in mitigating the traditional energy crisis and further promoting energy transition. In conclusion, liberalism provides a more accurate and innovative explanation to China`s advocacy for renewable energy compared to realism, and it can be argued that China’s model of energy transformation could be learned by the international community to tackle climate change.

scholarly journals Quem tem medo da Teoria? Análise como vivência, prática e experimentação nas Relações Internacionais | Who is affraid of Theory? Analysis as experience, practice and experimentation in International Relations

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael Spode ◽  
Bruna Fernandes Olivieri
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
International Relations ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
International Relations Theory ◽  
Technical Aspect ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Theory Analysis ◽  
Practice Turn ◽  
Historical Question ◽  
The One

O anseio de implementação de atividades práticas é uma questão histórica do campo de estudos das Relações Internacionais. Se, por um lado, muito pouco se tem descoberto sobre o aspecto prático e técnico da área – o que tem feito das Relações Internacionais uma área muito mais reflexiva e filosófica, do que propriamente um campo profissionalizante –, por outro lado algumas iniciativas podem ser encontradas, no Brasil e no mundo, capazes de oferecer aos alunos uma vivência profissional na graduação. Até aqui, a consagrada simulação das organizações internacionais tem sido o cerne da prática nas Relações Internacionais, concorrendo ao aprimoramento das habilidades de oratória e negociação dos alunos. Junto a ela, porém, há uma dinâmica relativamente desconhecida, de importância fundamental, denominada “Laboratório de Análise das Relações Internacionais (LARI)”. Esse artigo é um relato de experiências do “LARI” enquanto metodologia ativa de aprendizagem e uma breve reflexão sobre suas possibilidades e limitações.Palavras-chave: Virada Prática; Metodologias Ativas; Teoria das Relações Internacionais. ABSTRACTThe longing for the implementation of practical activities is a historical question of the field of studies of IR. If, on the one hand, very little has been discovered about the practical and technical aspect of the area – which has made IR a much more reflexive and philosophical area – on the other hand some initiatives may be found in Brazil and in the world capable of offering students a professional experience in undergraduate studies. So far, the established simulation of international organizations has been at the heart of International Relations practice, contributing to the improvement of students' speaking and negotiation skills. Next to it, however, there is a relatively unknown dynamics of fundamental importance denominated "Laboratory of Analysis of International Relations (LARI)". This article is an account of experiences of "LARI" as an active learning methodology and a reflection on its possibilities and limitations.Keywords: Practice Turn; Active Learning; International Relations Theory. Recebido em 26 out.2018 | Aceito em 20 ago.2019

International Norms, Policy Transfers and Energy Transition: Implications for Taiwan’s Development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
FANG-TING CHENG
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy Policies ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Fuel Subsidies ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Renewable Energy Policies ◽  
Combat Climate Change ◽  
Political Economic

The development of renewable energy policies in Taiwan has been thoroughly discussed from political, economic, social, industrial and environmental perspectives. Energy policies, particularly those adopted by the United Nations (UN) and other international organizations, have influenced both (1) the decision-making process of energy policies such as action plans, programs and (2) the transition to renewable energies. This paper argues that the transfer of global environmental and energy policies serves as the mechanism behind Taiwan’s efforts to expand renewable energy production. These global policies have so far been practiced by international organizations through agreements designed to combat climate change, achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs), and reduce fossil fuel subsidies. This paper examines renewable energy policies and legislation in Taiwan through the lens of policy transfers, an area which has not been fully explored in previous research.

From subjects to objects: Knowledge in International Relations theory

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 841-864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bentley B. Allan
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Value Added ◽  
International Relations Theory ◽  
History Of Knowledge ◽  
History Of

There has been a resurgence of interest in the role of scientific knowledge and expertise in International Relations, but it is not clear what the theoretical value-added of this work is. This article places recent work on scientific knowledge and expertise in a longer-term perspective. The history shows that knowledge has played an important role in International Relations theory since Carr and Morgenthau, but that thinking has been trapped within a simple conceptual framework centered on tracing how knowledge shapes the beliefs and interests of international subjects. This mode of theorizing first entered International Relations via Mannheim and has been further developed by Foucauldian and practice-based approaches since the 1990s. Outlining the history of knowledge from Carr through Haas to the present makes it possible to identify the distinctive contribution of recent work: whereas International Relations has focused on how knowledge shapes subjects such as states and international organizations, recent work by Corry, Sending, and others reorients International Relations to the constitution of governance objects. On the object-centered view, knowledge plays a key role in the construction of the hybrid entities like the economy and the climate that structure the landscape of international politics.

Delegation to International Organizations: Agency Theory and World Bank Environmental Reform

2003 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Nielson ◽  
Michael J. Tierney
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Agency Theory ◽  
World Bank ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
International Relations Theory ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Member States ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
And Behavior

Current international relations theory struggles to explain both the autonomy and transformation of international organizations (IOs). Previous theories either fail to account for any IO behavior that deviates from the interests of member states, or neglect the role of member states in reforming IO institutions and behavior. We propose an agency theory of IOs that can fill these gaps while also addressing two persistent problems in the study of IOs: common agency and long delegation chains. Our model explains slippage between member states' interests and IO behavior, but also suggests institutional mechanisms—staff selection, monitoring, procedural checks, and contracts—through which states can rein in errant IOs. We evaluate this argument by examining multiple institutional reforms and lending patterns at the World Bank from 1980 to 2000.

scholarly journals Renewables and the future of geopolitics: Revisiting main concepts of international relations from the lens of renewables

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 358-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emre Hatipoglu ◽  
Saleh Al Muhanna ◽  
Brian Efird
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
The Political ◽  
The World ◽  
Source Materials ◽  
Transition Studies

The development of renewable energy is often treated as a purely positive outcome for the world, without consideration of the challenges that come with implementation at scale, which will inevitably follow with the process of a global energy transition. Studies on the political process of the transition to a world of renewables are scarce. This article provides a review on the geopolitical, institutional, and technological aspects of the development of renewable energy sources, including transportation and delivery of energy across national borders. At scale internationally, renewable energy will present many of the same issues as other mature sources of energy. Security, export interdependence, and the availability of source materials will all become increasingly important concerns.

scholarly journals INDONESIA ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY IN PRESIDENT JOKO WIDODO’S ERA (2014-2019) OF THE ISSUE REJECTION INDONESIA’S CPO BY EUROPEAN UNION

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-94
Author(s):  
Theresia Siahaan
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Ecological Problems ◽  
Environmental Diplomacy ◽  
Development Goals

Environmental diplomacy is one of discipline in International Relations, which combines ecological problems involving other countries and uses negotiation as solutions. The policy of the European Commission through Renewable Energy Directive II for Indonesia put palm oil discriminated among another vegetable oil. This research found that in Joko Widodo’s era, Indonesia has carried out its role as an international agent with some policies related to managing sustainable palm oil. Indonesia also uses bilateral, multilateral, and global approaches, and even the involvement of international organizations as a peaceful way resolving palm oil disputes for the target of Sustainable Development Goals’ through palm oil.   Keywords: Environmental Diplomacy, Palm Oil, Renewable Energy Directive II, European Union, Export, Rejection    

THE DEMOCRATIC PEACE IN THE THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

2021 ◽  
pp. 128-133
Author(s):  
Petru Furtuna ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Democratic Peace ◽  
The World

The article focuses on the analysis of the theory of democratic peace - one of the most popular and influential ideas in international relations. The theory argues that democracies do not go to war against other democracies, but resolve existing contradictions peacefully. A world, in which there are as many as possible democratic states, is a peaceful world. Thus, the theory encourages and supports democratization in the world, a policy pursued by both the great Western powers and international organizations. Meanwhile, some researchers are critical of the theory of democratic peace and talk about its crisis.

scholarly journals Is International Relations Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Yiquan Wang
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Relations Theory ◽  
Democratic Peace ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Liberal Democracies ◽  
Nuclear Program ◽  
The World ◽  
United States Intervention ◽  
Regional Problems

Whether international relations are a solution to the problem or a way to provoke war is worth discussing. The Democratic Peace Theory under Liberalism holds that all democracies (or, more accurately, all liberal democracies) will not or rarely go to war with another. This theory is further explored in depth the link between democracy and peace. This paper analyzes the situation in Afghanistan, North Korea’s nuclear program and the United States intervention in the world. Finally, it is concluded that international relations theory can solve regional problems and lead to conflict and war. In other words, international relations are both parts of the problem and part of the solution to the issues in international affairs.

scholarly journals Arms transfers and international relations theory: Situating military aircraft sales in the broader IR context

2021 ◽  
pp. 073889422199203
Author(s):  
Spencer L Willardson ◽  
Richard AI Johnson
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
International Relations Theory ◽  
Democratic Peace ◽  
Military Aircraft ◽  
Arms Transfers ◽  
Shared Identity ◽  
Limited Support ◽  
Liberal Trade

Quantitative research on arms transfers has not adequately accounted for broader theories of international relations. We review the specialized literature on arms transfers and examine how arms transfers fit with the broad international relations theories. We derive and test seven hypotheses based on realist, liberal and constructivist theories using a dataset of all non-US/Russian aircraft transfers between 1990 and 2010. We find limited support for realist hypotheses. We find little support for hypotheses derived from the Democratic Peace literature, but some support for liberal trade arguments. We also find some support for constructivist arguments based on shared identity and prestige measures.

New International Factors of Twenty First Century

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Saif Nasrat Tawfiq Al - Haramazi
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
First Century ◽  
International Context ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Important Input ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
International Interaction

There are many non-traditional additions to the influential works in the international or international context, which have expanded and become very large.  Some of them have not entered into this field of international relations. Hence the need to supplement, renew and add new concepts There digital (electronic) factor, has become the key to the hard and soft domination of international units, and an important input in international relations, especially the twenty-first century. We have been able to explore the reality of the international interaction based on (cooperation, competition, conflict). In conclusion, the global system will remain state-based and international organizations. At the same time, it will continue to be born and no states in its interactions with the ease of use of digital technology by individuals on the planet..

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