Non-Hegemonic World Orders and the Fifth Great Debate in IR

Due to the political and economic crises in the Western world and the emergence of new global powers in the international arena, there are growing uncertainties in the international system, resulting in a questioning of the existing liberal world order. This scrutiny on the universality of Western political values and economic norms has not only been conducted within the policymaker circles but also generated a new Great Debate on Global IR. It is noteworthy that the previous four Great Debates in IR have coincided with periods of crisis in the hegemonic order or doubts about the decline of the hegemon. This article concentrates on the nexus between the non-hegemonic orders and the “Great Debates in IR” aiming to reveal that the ongoing crisis in the liberal international order has triggered a new Great Debate. This debate formed around the scrutinization of universalistic IR theories by the theoretical studies pushing for a Global IR from the Global South.