Re-Worlding the 'West' in Post-Western International Relations : The 'Theory Migrant' of Tianxia in the Anglosphere

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Hwang, Yih-Jye ; Bunskoek, Raoul ; Shih, Chih-yu:
Re-Worlding the 'West' in Post-Western International Relations : The 'Theory Migrant' of Tianxia in the Anglosphere.
In: Pan, Chengxin ; Kavalski, Emilian (ed.): China's Rise and Rethinking International Relations Theory. - Bristol : Bristol University Press , 2022 . - pp. 102-122 . - (Bristol Studies in East Asian International Relations )
ISBN 978-1-5292-1294-5

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The chapter suggests that the theorization of China's rise offers a unique opportunity for the epistemological re-worlding of both Western and non-Western sites. To that end, Yih-Jye Hwang, Raoul Bunskoek, and Chih-yu Shih reassess the concept of tianxia - probably one of the most emblematic notions associated with the study of China. The chapter (i) demonstrates how the concept of tianxia constitutes a post-Western site; (ii) introduces different interpretations of tianxia; and (iii) discusses how both the concept itself and its contemporary Chinese interpretations have been received by the Anglophone mainstream of IR.