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@article{Ziliotti2024,

title = {Breaking the Mold: Normative Hybridity as the Key to Contemporary “Non-Western” Political Theorizing},

author = {Elena Ziliotti},

url = {https://www.esdit.nl/breaking-the-mold-normative-hybridity-as-the-key-to-contemporary-non-western-political-theorizing/},

doi = {10.1017/S0003055424000194},

issn = {0003-0554},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-04-15},

urldate = {2024-04-15},

journal = {American Political Science Review},

pages = {1-14},

abstract = {What normative compass can appropriately ground a theory for contemporary “non-Western” societies? This question has become urgent amid the pressure to decolonize political science and academia. The hybridity of numerous contemporary non-Western societies means that political theorists cannot refuse to engage with either Western-originated or premodern Indigenous concepts and ways of thinking that bear on the local public culture. However, these normative strands alone are unsuitable for grounding a contemporary theory. This methodological dilemma can be overcome if theorists adopt normative hybridity as a methodological stance. Normative hybridity suggests that hybridity is not only a feature of the theorist’s context of reference but should also be their modus operandi. Normative hybridity already underpins relevant works in contemporary Confucian political theory. Drawing from these works, I illustrate three methods to apply normative hybridity to theory building. This novel methodological approach uniquely addresses current political theory discussions and influences non-Western policymaking.},

keywords = {Confucian perspective, Confucian political meritocracy, Non-Western Political Theory, Normative Hybridity, Policy considerations, Political Theory},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}