{"podcast":{"title":"The IR thinker","slug":"the-ir-thinker-6691770","podcast_index_feed_id":6691770,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/655776911a7d7e0012cbc914","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/irthinker","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1700230788592-f97a89c769205262be6d5629fc306022.jpeg","author":"Martin Zubko","episode_count":122,"summary":"The IR thinker features in-depth interviews with leading experts in international relations. The IR thinker is an independent, non-partisan and non-aligned platform. It hosts a wide range of perspectives on international relations but does not endorse any political party, government or ideological position. Since its first episode in 2023, The IR thinker has produced more than 100 episodes as a pro bono initiative established by Martin Zubko, an international relations scholar and lecturer. Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ir-thinker-6691770"},"episode":{"title":"Decolonising Norms in IR - Charlotte Epstein | Ep. 1 (2026)","slug":"decolonising-norms-in-ir-charlotte-epstein-ep-1-2026","published_at":"2026-02-18T09:33:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ir-thinker-6691770/decolonising-norms-in-ir-charlotte-epstein-ep-1-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ir-thinker-6691770","url":"https://www.irthinker.com/decolonising-norms-in-ir-charlotte-epstein","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/655776911a7d7e0012cbc914/e/69958776c208b1a9315d5488/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Professor Charlotte Epstein reflects on how postcolonial perspectives reshape the study of norms in international relations, challenging conventional accounts of diffusion, compliance, and legitimacy. The conversation explores colonial inheritances embedded in contemporary normative orders, while examining positionality, experience, and the epistemological stakes of critical scholarship. Charlotte Epstein Charlotte Epstein is Professor at Tokyo College, University of Tokyo, where her work examines how language and political power have jointly constituted the modern international order. Publications: The power of words in international relations: Birth of an anti-whaling discourse Who speaks? Discourse, the subject and the study of identity in international politics Constructivism or the eternal return of universals in International Relations. Why returning to language is vital to prolonging the owl’s flight The postcolonial perspective: an introduction Against international relations norms: Postcolonial perspectives Birth of the state: The place of the body in crafting modern politics Content 00:00 – Introduction 01:42 – Colonialism and Postcolonialism: Conceptual Clarifications 04:08 – Rationale for Employing Postcolonial Perspectives 07:22 – Postcoloniality as Positionality Beyond Historical Periodisation 12:29 – Studying Norm Diffusion and Compliance Beyond Coercion 22:50 – Why Norms Reveal Colonial Inheritances More Sharply than Concepts 27:53 – From Norms as Practices to Norms as Epistemological Categories 32:25 – Situated Perspectives, Critical Authority, and the Risk of Relativism 35:42 – The Role of Experience in Postcolonial Norm Research 39:26 – Key Sources on the Concept of Experience 43:02 – ‘Norming’ and ‘Re-Norming’ in a Foucauldian Persp…","meta_description":"In this episode, Professor Charlotte Epstein reflects on how postcolonial perspectives reshape the study of norms in international relations, challenging…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3190,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ir-thinker-6691770/episodes/decolonising-norms-in-ir-charlotte-epstein-ep-1-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ir-thinker-6691770/decolonising-norms-in-ir-charlotte-epstein-ep-1-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}