Rethinking Interpretive Theory in Contemporary Politics

Abstract

An important turning point in world politics was reached with the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a stable unipolar structure. When it came to regulating international relations, the role of military force waned as intellectual and ideological conceptions evolved, the economic component rose in prominence while the scientific and technological revolution sprang to life. State control over technology and state control over ideology were the dominant concepts in international relations at the time. As a result of the emergence of new non-state players, politics lost much of its social and economic significance. At the expense of politics that relies on reason and intellect, it was dominated by sectarian, ethnic, and doctrinal components. A definite divide emerged between different cultures, some forces create problems while others analyze theirs, yet the concept that creates reality is far more important than that which explains it.