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Uneven and combined development: a defense of the general abstraction
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posted on 2023-06-09, 21:49 authored by Justin RosenbergThis article responds to criticisms of the current revival of Uneven and Combined Development (UCD), particularly those aimed at the idea of a ‘general abstraction’ of UCD. Three main charges have been pressed: that UCD is not a real theory; that its transhistorical extension has reduced it to an unhistorical reification; and that its language of ‘advanced’ and ‘backward’ betrays its enduring Eurocentric foundations. The article argues not only that UCD can be defended, but also that it is the general abstraction which enables UCD to make its strongest contributions to solving problems of theoretical insufficiency, ahistoricism and Eurocentrism in social thought more generally. Finally the article ends by speculating on the reason why the much-maligned general abstraction of UCD should turn out to be of such significance.
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Cambridge Review of International AffairsISSN
0955-7571Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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1-24Department affiliated with
- International Relations Publications
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2020-10-08First Open Access (FOA) Date
2022-05-03First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2020-10-07Usage metrics
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