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Can Asymmetrical Cooperation Be Legitimised? Habermas, Foucault and Spivak on German-Tunisian Cooperation in Higher Education
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Abstract This study investigates whether and under which conditions certain forms of cooperation
that are characterised by a degree of structural asymmetry among partners may nonetheless
be considered legitimate. In investigating this question, the study will operate in three
theory-driven sections borrow... view more
This study investigates whether and under which conditions certain forms of cooperation
that are characterised by a degree of structural asymmetry among partners may nonetheless
be considered legitimate. In investigating this question, the study will operate in three
theory-driven sections borrowing from critical theory, post-structuralism and postcolonialism. Each section will provide a brief presentation of the main theoretical arguments
developed by one philosopher, illustrated with extensive direct quotes from relevant original works. This presentation will then be followed by a critical summary. For the sake of illustration, theoretical arguments will then be confronted with empirical observations based on my own participation in the 'Tunisia in Transition' project. Section one
will argue in favour of the possibility of genuinely horizontal argumentative engagement on the basis of Habermas' discourse 'ethics' and theory of communicative action. By contrast, section two will introduce Foucault’s genealogical account of the power/knowledge interplay to reject the possibility of discursive spaces that would be in a position of exteriority
to power relations. Section three will then bring in the writings of Spivak on the
double aporia of representation in order to highlight the practical obstacles to a subversive
use of the Master’s knowledge by the subaltern for genuinely emancipatory purposes.... view less
Keywords
critical theory; international relations; transnational relations; Habermas, J.; power; discourse; post-colonialism; Federal Republic of Germany; neocolonialism; Foucault, M.; truth theory; post-structuralism; international cooperation; Tunisia; research and development; cooperation
Classification
General Concepts, Major Hypotheses and Major Theories in the Social Sciences
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Free Keywords
Machtasymmetrie
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
City
Stuttgart
Page/Pages
85 p.
Series
ifa Edition Culture and Foreign Policy
ISBN
978-3-921970-40-9
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works