Very timely and topical, as it pushes the boundaries on IR Theory beyond its racist, Eurocentric premises. Covers IR themes from a more critical 'meta-perspective' that provides greater contextualisation for students' critical thinking about the field. With contributions from some key names in the discipline.

Preface: Thickening International Theory or Shrinking the Shagreen Skin? Acknowledgments 1. On the Road Toward a Globalized International Theory Part 1. Racist/Eurocentric Foundations of IR, c.1850-2020: Why IR's Conception of the International is Provincial and Thin 2. Beyond a 'More International' International Relations 3. Un-veiling the Racist Foundations of Modern Realist and Liberal IR Theory Part 2. Problematizing International Theory: How and Why 'Bringing the Non-Western World In' Overcomes the Thin Eurocentric Conception of the International 4. Challenging the Illusion of Theoretical 'Internationalness' 5. Being International and/or Global? 6. On the Logic of Non-Western Theoretical Argument 7. Identity, Knowledge, Dialogue and the International Part 3. Globalizing International Theory: Constructing a Non-Eurocentric Thick Conception of the International 8. Ethno-Culturalism in World History: Race, Identity and 'the Global' 9. Pluriversality in Islamic Political Thought 10. International or Not, Being Human is Being 'Global'! 11. Indigenous Disruptions: How Indigenous Self-Determination Practices Can Deepen and Expand International Theory 12. International Theory and Critique in Unusual Places: From Lusotropicalism to Anticolonial Poetics Part 4. Conclusion: Reflections on Globalizing International Theory 13. Thick/Thin as Multifaceted Metaphor