Description du projet
Une vieille théorie sur le réalisme s’offre une cure de rajeunissement
Le réalisme désigne une théorie bien connue dans les relations internationales, basée sur le pouvoir de l’état et la réalité. Elle considère les personnes comme égoïstes et non coopératives. Quelques érudits soutiennent que le réalisme est dépassé car il ne tient pas compte de la mondialisation, de l’intégration, de l’interdépendance économique et du commerce international. Le projet RELEVANT REALISM, financé par l’UE, développera un nouveau concept innovant et non nostalgique du réalisme, appelé «réalisme pertinent». Pour valider cette nouvelle théorie, il sera appliqué aux problèmes politiques actuels. Ces derniers comprennent l’essor de l’autoritarisme et l’inefficacité apparente des concepts de vérité actuels, et les stratégies communicatives des discours opposés au totalitarisme, à l’autoritarisme et au populisme simpliste.
Objectif
The aim of this project is to develop a fully functional new concept of realism which intrinsically combines theories of truth with theories of action. This new theory will be measured against other contemporary approaches and adapted to current political problems to validate it and to investigate its practical applications. The problems underpinning the urgent need of developing a new concept of realism are, namely, the rise of authoritarianism and the apparent ineffectiveness of current truth-concepts and communicative strategies in countering totalitarian, authoritarian, and simplistic-populist discourses. The innovative, nostalgia-free concept of realism titled “relevant realism” will provide new ways to frame current political problems and new tools for political communication while avoiding both the current realist backlash and the postmodern relativist trap. The project will engage in a detailed analytic assessment of concepts of realism and a comparative analysis and fusion of positions in Neopragmatism, Poststructuralism, and adjacent theories. Providing a realist approach without losing sight of postmodern and poststructuralist contributions to disentangle and unveil the power-mechanisms involved in every truth-claim is of utmost interest for a culturally diversified space like Europe where constant complexifications of cultures and ways of living have to be faced and are to be preserved as a value. The project will be carried out at the University of Bologna and at the University of Oslo during a secondment period. Research outcomes will be disseminated via conferences, workshops, and scientific publications, exploited for broad policy impacts, and communicated to the larger public via multiple outreach activities. With its cross-cultural, interdisciplinary approach and via mutual theoretic reinforcement the project offers the perfect balance between research innovation, individual career development, stronger networks, and mobility between systems.
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MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EFCoordinateur
40126 Bologna
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