TY - JOUR
T1 - Narratives of War Origins and Endings: A Note on the End of the Cold War
AU - Suganami, Hidemi
PY - 1997/12/1
Y1 - 1997/12/1
N2 - Rejecting both the covering-law model of explanation and the dichotomous view of knowledge, which sharply separates 'explanation' from 'understanding', this article offers a model of explanation as an 'intelligibilifying' narrative. It argues that narratives of war origins would cohere with those of war endings, and demonstrates this with respect to the end of the Cold War. The article suggests that the primary function of narrative is to help us make sense of past events, rather than to predict the future, and draws attention to the linkages between narrative and practice in world politics.
AB - Rejecting both the covering-law model of explanation and the dichotomous view of knowledge, which sharply separates 'explanation' from 'understanding', this article offers a model of explanation as an 'intelligibilifying' narrative. It argues that narratives of war origins would cohere with those of war endings, and demonstrates this with respect to the end of the Cold War. The article suggests that the primary function of narrative is to help us make sense of past events, rather than to predict the future, and draws attention to the linkages between narrative and practice in world politics.
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U2 - 10.1177/03058298970260031101
DO - 10.1177/03058298970260031101
M3 - Article
SN - 0305-8298
VL - 26
SP - 631
EP - 649
JO - Millennium: Journal of International Studies
JF - Millennium: Journal of International Studies
IS - 3
ER -