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Von der Heuristik zur Methode? Die Debatte um die 'comparative political theory' und die Ansätze zu einer transkulturellen politischen Theorie

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Zapf, Holger

Abstract

Anfänglich lediglich mit dem Anspruch gestartet, auch nicht-westliche politische Theorien in den fachwissenschaftlichen Diskurs einzubeziehen, befindet sich das Projekt einer kulturübergreifenden ‚comparative political theory‘ gegenwärtig in einer intensiven Debatte um seine heuristische und methodi... view more

Anfänglich lediglich mit dem Anspruch gestartet, auch nicht-westliche politische Theorien in den fachwissenschaftlichen Diskurs einzubeziehen, befindet sich das Projekt einer kulturübergreifenden ‚comparative political theory‘ gegenwärtig in einer intensiven Debatte um seine heuristische und methodische Ausrichtung. In dem Artikel werden paradigmatische Positionen in dieser Debatte dargestellt und kritisch gewürdigt. Hierbei zeigt sich insbesondere, dass sowohl die besonderen Legitimitätsansprüche, die sich aus der transkulturellen Anlage des Projekts und dem Problem des Eurozentrismus ergeben, als auch die Vorstellung eines methodisch strengen Theorievergleichs zu problematischen, aber auch produktiven Annahmen führen. Es wird reflektiert, welcher heuristische Fokus welche Ergebnisse impliziert, wie mit Kultur als problematischer Referenzgröße umgegangen werden kann und welche Rolle eine transkulturelle politische Theorie im Fach einnehmen kann.... view less


Primarily concerned with the inclusion of non-Western political thought in the canon of political theory, comparative political theory is currently debating its heuristic and methodic arrangements. In this article, some paradigmatic positions on this issue are being presented and appreciated critica... view more

Primarily concerned with the inclusion of non-Western political thought in the canon of political theory, comparative political theory is currently debating its heuristic and methodic arrangements. In this article, some paradigmatic positions on this issue are being presented and appreciated critically. Specific claims of legitimacy concerning the problem of eurocentrism as well as the notion of a rigorous comparative method lead to heuristic assumptions that are both productive and problematic. It is being reflected which implications those differing approaches have, how culture can figure as a frutiful reference and what kind of role a transcultural political theory might play in political science.... view less

Keywords
political theory; method; hermeneutics; cosmopolitanism; theory comparison

Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science

Free Keywords
comparative political theory; transkulturelle politische Theorie; postcolonial studies; Orientalismus; clash of civilizations

Document language
German

Publication Year
2011

Page/Pages
p. 3-22

Journal
ZPTh - Zeitschrift für Politische Theorie, 2 (2011) 1

ISSN
2196-2103

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0


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