Can Concepts International Relations be Violent Can concepts be violent? You will discuss whether concepts can be violent?
By mapping out the genealogy of liberalism and argue that the concept of liberalism is inherently violent because it entails bodies of knowledge and truth that only expresses eurocentric historical-experiences and see itself as universally valid. The peril of using concepts is that it subjugates and marginalizes other knowledge and thus has no representation in defining their social world which is a form of epistemic violence. Using concepts in international relations can, therefore, be violent concepts can potentially marginalize, invalidate, and make invisible others knowledge. Knowledge and truth are relative, not universal.
