Book Reviews by Steffan Wyn-Jones
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding
Papers by Steffan Wyn-Jones
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
The problematic implications of the long absence of a dedicated encounter between Marxism and FPA... more The problematic implications of the long absence of a dedicated encounter between Marxism and FPA (foreign policy analysis) are discussed. This absence has been marked by a series of different starting points and theoretical preferences between both intellectual projects. A paradigmatic turn for the incorporation of FPA and international politics into a revised Marxist research program is needed. Whereas FPA originated within a United States–centric Cold War context, growing out of the subfield of “comparative foreign policy,” which initially pursued a positivistic methodology, Marxism’s European theoretical legacy afforded neither international relations nor foreign policy analysis any systematic place since its inception in the 19th century. Recurring rapprochements were qualified successes due to Marxism’s tendency to relapse into structuralist versions of grand theorizing. While these could speak to general theories of international relations in the field of IR (international re...
IPPR Progressive Review, 2018
Neoliberal policy owes less to the ideology of free-markets than it does the planning techniques ... more Neoliberal policy owes less to the ideology of free-markets than it does the planning techniques born in Cold War America.
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 2013
Book Chapter - in Di Muzio, Tim (ed) - The Capitalist Mode of Power, Critical Engagements with the Power Theory of Value., Aug 2013
This paper engages critically with Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler's work, especially their ... more This paper engages critically with Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler's work, especially their 'power theory of value.'
Conference Presentations by Steffan Wyn-Jones
"Panel Number WD72 (page 55 in the pdf file for the program linked below).
At the ISA Annual C... more "Panel Number WD72 (page 55 in the pdf file for the program linked below).
At the ISA Annual Convention 2013. With co-presenters Samuel Knafo and Matthieu Hughes."
Neoliberalism by Steffan Wyn-Jones
New Political Economy
Managerialism is often depicted as a key practice of neoliberalism yet relatively little has been... more Managerialism is often depicted as a key practice of neoliberalism yet relatively little has been written by scholars of neoliberalism about the actual relationship between managerialism and neoliberalism. Usually subsumed under a functional reading of neoliberalism, managerialism has too often been understood simply as a means for neoliberal ends (i.e. to promote market rule or competition). This paper challenges this perspective on the grounds that it conflates practices that stem from two different historical lineages. As we show, managerial governance not only has a very different history than neoliberal theory, but it also rests on different principles. Its development can be traced back to the US defence sector in the 1950s and the pivotal role of the RAND corporation. On the basis of this historical perspective, we argue for the need to analyse managerialism on its own terms and make the case for considering the rise of managerial science as a paradigmatic shift in governance. In doing so, we show how managerial governance represented a radical rupture from previous management practices and show how it profoundly reshaped how we have come to understand governance.
Marxism & International Relations by Steffan Wyn-Jones
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, 2017
The problematic implications of the long absence of a dedicated encounter between Marxism and FPA... more The problematic implications of the long absence of a dedicated encounter between Marxism and FPA (foreign policy analysis) are discussed. This absence has been marked by a series of different starting points and theoretical preferences between both intellectual projects. A paradigmatic turn for the incorporation of FPA and international politics into a revised Marxist research program is needed. Whereas FPA originated within a United States–centric Cold War context, growing out of the subfield of “comparative foreign policy,” which initially pursued a positivistic methodology, Marxism’s European theoretical legacy afforded neither international relations nor foreign policy analysis any systematic place since its inception in the 19th century. Recurring rapprochements were qualified successes due to Marxism’s tendency to relapse into structuralist versions of grand theorizing. While these could speak to general theories of international relations in the field of IR (international re...
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Book Reviews by Steffan Wyn-Jones
Papers by Steffan Wyn-Jones
Conference Presentations by Steffan Wyn-Jones
At the ISA Annual Convention 2013. With co-presenters Samuel Knafo and Matthieu Hughes."
Neoliberalism by Steffan Wyn-Jones
Marxism & International Relations by Steffan Wyn-Jones
At the ISA Annual Convention 2013. With co-presenters Samuel Knafo and Matthieu Hughes."