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The universal pretension of the discipline of International Relations (IR) is increasingly being questioned by scholars who feel that the theories and issues that IR deals with do not represent their views on history and current events. The paper argues that a critical reflection on viewpoints and perspective is warranted for moving beyond a critique of the biases of the discipline. It does so by conceptualizing perspectives as contextualized systems of meanings which are part of knowledge production. The paper analyses languages as perspectives by examining their structures and especially the meanings given to things, and also by suggesting that languages constitute systems of meanings that affect how one sees and thinks about the world. Exploring the treatments of globalization and mondialisation in the French and English languages, the paper argues that the English-speaking and the French-speaking world's conceptualizations of the phenomenon of globalization are different, in large part because of the two languages' distinct linguistic structures and historically grounded words. The article concludes with a plea for more critical thinking about perspectives and for conceiving the IR discipline as a fragmented, as opposed to a universal, body of knowledge. . Adapted from source document.

Examines multilateral efforts to coordinate international immigration (migration) policies in context of a new world migration order. Summary in English.

The coordination of migration policies is generally understood as a mechanism for improving the management of migration flows in response to new migration challenges or to pressures by public opinion in receiving countries. The analysis of the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) offers another interpretation. Such coordination among countries of North & Central America is not so much about controlling flows as a mechanism through which specific patterns of social & spatial relations are being locked into the region. The coordination of migration policies in the RCM constitutes an effort to manage the mobility of capital & labor in an orderly manner. In addition, the coordinating effort serves to (1) attribute specific responsibilities to states, & (2) depoliticize the issue of migration. Such developments fit neatly with the neoliberal project of integration, with the imposition of particular state-society relations onto the various countries involved. 4 Tables, 47 References. Adapted from the source document.

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