Toward a Vibrant IPE Literature: Commiserating with Cohen

In: International studies quarterly: the journal of the International Studies Association, Band 54, Heft 3, S. 897-899

Abstract

It is difficult to read Jerry Cohen's missive about the IPE literature and respond with anything but applause. I too am concerned with the myriad articles in IPE that endlessly explore marginal variations on a narrow theme. (I would like to think that even if it were my preferred "narrow theme," it would still concern me.) We should also be cognizant of the costs of publishing only articles that articulate overly particularistic "new" visions of the great questions of our age. The disconnected "islands of theory" that would emerge could peak our interest, but they might not add up to much. Surely there is some middle ground that could offer both interesting speculation and cumulation. Adapted from the source document.