Methods and Nations

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Focusing on comparative politics and nation-building in the Third World, this work critiques the dominant approaches of twentieth-century social science. It highlights the "cognitive imperialism" within international relations, where theorists have become complicit in state-centric ideologies. Michael Shapiro advocates for recognizing alternative political expressions and modes of understanding that exist outside mainstream nationhood practices, challenging the prevailing narratives and expanding the discourse on political identity and representation.