The paper rests on the assumption that theoretical knowledge is valuable.However, such an assumption cannot be taken for granted. Indeed the firstobjective is to examine the comparative advantages of theoretical knowledge.Second, if 100 theory building workshops would make a difference, what exactlywould the difference be? After all, movie production is said to be dominated byHollywood but Bollywood produces more movies than Hollywood. Nonetheless,the world market is dominated by Hollywood. Hence, if a distinction betweenacademic domestic and global markets is applied, theory building for anumber of domestic or regional markets might impact ‘consumption’ patternsin domestic or regional markets but not necessarily the world market.Moreover, the apparent need for 100 workshops rests on the assumption thatthe IR discipline is under American hegemony but this assumption is severelychallenged by empirical research showing that American hegemony remainsa fact in institutional terms but not in terms of theoretical fads and debatesbeing followed in the rest of the world. In short, intellectual global hegemonyis largely a chimera. Finally, the paper argues that 100 workshops might benecessary but could turn out to be waste of time and for two reasons. Whiletheorizing a bygone world is fine, the workshops should address contemporaryissues and be future-oriented. Furthermore, the workshops should contribute toredefine the (contested) core of the discipline.