Critical Peace Studies and International Peace Architecture: A Historical Analysis of International Peace

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 25 Sayı: 44, 309 - 329, 30.06.2023

Cavit Emre Aytekin , Mehmet Akif Okur

Öz

Peace is one of the few concepts in the discipline of International Relations (IR) that has yet to be conceptualized within a grand theoretical context. That theoretical flaw has hampered the potential of peace studies to provide long-term and structural knowledge of its origins by diverting from the IR’s structural analytical capability and historical information. However, critical contributions to IR theory offer novel theoretical and conceptual studies that define peace as a historical function of the international order in to address the problem and integrate peace studies with IR. Based on these relatively recent theoretical developments, this article evaluates the historical evolution of international peace. The primary purpose of this study is to provide a historical analysis of international peace in the context of contemporary contributions such as critical peace studies and the international peace architecture developed to address limitations in both IR and peace studies. This article, which aims to enlighten on the contributions of the critical approach to the conceptualization of peace, also provides an adaptation of this perspective to international peace, which has been pursued in different theoretical traditions but has not been investigated in peace studies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Peace Studies, Critical Peace, Conflict Resolution, International Peace Architecture, IR Theories

Eleştirel Barış Çalışmaları ve Uluslararası Barış Mimarisi: Uluslararası Barışın Tarihsel Bir Analizi

Öz

Barış, Uluslararası İlişkiler (Uİ) disiplininde henüz geniş bir teorik bağlamda kavramsallaştırılmamış az sayıdaki kavramlardan biridir. Bu durum barış çalışmalarını Uİ’nin yapısal analiz kapasitesinden ve tarihsel bilgilendirmesinden uzak bırakmış ve uluslararası barışın kökenlerine ilişkin uzun erimli ve yapısal bilgi oluşturma kapasitesini kısıtlamıştır. Ancak Uİ teorisine yapılan eleştirel katkılar ve barışı uluslararası düzenin tarihsel bir unsuru olarak tanımlayan güncel yapısal analiz literatürü bu problemi çözmek ve barış çalışmalarını Uİ ile bütünleştirmek için araştırılması ve takip edilmesi gereken yeni teorik ve kavramsal çalışmalar sunmaktadır. Bu makale söz konusu nispeten yeni teorik gelişmelere dayanarak uluslararası barışın tarihsel gelişimini değerlendirmektedir. Çalışmanın ana amacı Uİ ve barış çalışmalarında karşılaşılan kısıtlamaları aşmak için geliştirilen eleştirel barış çalışmaları ve uluslararası barış mimarisi gibi güncel yaklaşımlar bağlamında uluslararası barışın tarihsel analizine katkı sağlamaktır. Eleştirel perspektifin barış kavramsallaştırması üzerindeki etkisini aydınlatmayı amaçlayan bu makalede söz konusu alternatif ve yenilikçi katkıların kapsayıcı bir değerlendirmesinin yanı sıra farklı teorik geleneklerde sürdürülen ancak barış çalışmaları nezdinde keşfedilmemiş olan bu perspektifin uluslararası barışa yönelik bir uyarlaması sunulmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Barış Çalışmaları, Eleştirel Barış, Çatışma Çözümü, Uluslararası Barış Mimarisi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorileri

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