ABSTRACT
This chapter is the product of an idea, mostly un-thought for the past 10 years, that has been inspired by my early exposure to the works of English School thinkers, most specifically Martin Wight, and a more intensive study of the philosophical works of Marxist-Humanist, Raya Dunayevskaya. It examines the relationship between formative exposures in my own intellectual development and current reflections on international relations theory. The chapter proposes a need for a critical conversation about international relations theory and the potential to realize systemic change. It discusses the disciplinary contours of international relations concludes by offering a tentative, though speculative, argument that together Wight and Dunayevskaya, likely unbeknownst to either of them, highlight the importance of what we might call third world actors who challenge the formation of international society as a largely Western club, and create a potentially revolutionary subject that is actively engaged in the transformation of that international society.
