Postcolonialism in International Relations Theory

Postcolonialism proposes a simpler view of key concepts such as power, the state, and security compared to traditional theories

Edward Said's concept of Orientalism focuses on the positive attributes associated with the 'Orient' and its inhabitants

Frantz Fanon argues that the 'black man' is made to believe in his inferiority to the 'white colonisers' through psycho-logical aspects of colonisation

Postcolonialism views key issues in International Relations as constituting discourses of power, such as the issue of global inequality

The rise of political Islam across the Muslim world is not mentioned as a factor in confronting neo-imperialist interventions according to the text

Postcolonialism suggests that the effects of colonial rule are long gone.

Postcolonialism is primarily concerned with disparities in global power and wealth accumulation.

Postcolonialism allows for alternative readings of history but not alternative perspectives on contemporary events and issues.

Postcolonialism emphasizes that Western perceptions of the non-West are a result of the legacies of European colonization and imperialism.

Postcolonialism constructed non-Western states and peoples as superior to the West.

Charles Beitz argues that limiting questions of justice to the national level in the modern global era is morally appropriate

Global justice scholars argue that poverty alleviation should focus on redistributing wealth and resources between rich and poor individuals

Climate change is not a global problem according to global justice scholars

Global justice theory proposes that responsibility for climate change should be allocated to individual states

Global justice scholars are primarily focused on managing conflict, distrust, and disorder between states

Global justice theory focuses on the importance of the state, community, or culture over the individual

Contemporary global justice scholars are concerned with the moral worth of the individual regardless of their place of birth

Rawls' theory of justice advocates for a society where all wealth is shared equally

Global justice scholars focus on what individuals across the world deserve and how distribution of these entitlements can be achieved

Rawls' idea was one of distributive justice