Emotion in International Relations

What is it about?

Emotions play a crucial role in how scholars in the discipline of International Relations evaluate concepts and arguments.

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Why is it important?

Exposes emotionally-rooted double standards about what is 'worth' studying in world politics. Most scholars avoid researching emotions in world politics because the concept of emotion is fuzzy. They flock to researching power and rationality in world politics although those concepts are just as fuzzy.