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'''L.H.M. Ling''' is Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs at [[The New School]].<ref>http://www.gpia.info/node/318{{dead link|date=November 2017}}</ref>
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'''L.&nbsp;H.&nbsp;M.''' "'''Lily'''" '''Ling''' (14 November 1955&nbsp;– 1 October 2018) was a political theorist and scholar whose work focused around the theory of ''worldism'' within international relations. Much of her work draws from storytelling, the arts, and non-Western culture to present alternative versions of historical analysis of global affairs.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Imagining world politics : Sihar & Shenya, a fable for our times|last=Ling|first=L.H.M.|year=2014|isbn=9780415718844|location=New York|oclc=856054442}}</ref> She was Professor of International Affairs at [[The New School]] at the time of her death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newschoolinternationalaffairs.org/remembering-l-h-m-ling/|title=Remembering L.H.M. Ling|website=Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref>

== Biography ==
She graduated from [[Wellesley College]], and from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] with a [[Ph.D.]] She held academic positions at [[University of Texas at Austin]], [[Syracuse University]], [[Cornell University]], and [[International Institute of Social Studies]] before joining the faculty at The New School in 2002 as an associate professor with the Graduate Program in International Affairs. She was an editorial board member for ''[[Politics & Gender]]'' and for ''[[International Political Sociology]]'', and an associate editor for ''[[International Feminist Journal of Politics]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newschool.edu/uploadedFiles/Faculty/International_Affairs/lhm_ling_cv.pdf|title=LHM Ling|date=4 March 2016|work=newschool.edu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052732/http://www.newschool.edu/uploadedFiles/Faculty/International_Affairs/lhm_ling_cv.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref>

In 2018, she was awarded the Eminent Scholar distinction by the Feminist Theory and Gender Studies section of the [[International Studies Association]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newschoolinternationalaffairs.org/2018/10/26/in-memoriam-l-h-m-lily-ling/|title=In Memoriam: L.H.M. (Lily) Ling|last=gpia2017|date=2018-10-26|website=Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=2019-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324131059/https://newschoolinternationalaffairs.org/2018/10/26/in-memoriam-l-h-m-lily-ling/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ling died on 1 October 2018, of stroke complications.<ref>{{cite journal |title=In Memoriam: Liliy Ling |journal=PS: Political Science & Politics |date=October 2019 |volume=52 |issue=4 |pages=780–782 |doi=10.1017/S1049096519001434|doi-access=free }}</ref>

== Worldism ==
Ling was the lead advocate for ''worldism'', a [[International relations theory|theory of international relations]]. Worldism posits that the dominant geopolitical order, defined as the [[Westphalian sovereignty|Westphalian world]]/Western IR, is a singular [[Social constructivism|social construction]] that interacts competitively and creatively with 'other worlds' – other social and political orders.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Ling|first=L. H. M.|date=8 February 2013|title=Worlds beyond Westphalia: Daoist dialectics and the 'China threat'|journal=Review of International Studies|language=en|volume=39|issue=3|pages=560|doi=10.1017/S026021051200054X|issn=0260-2105|doi-access=free}}</ref> The theory itself blends together insights from [[Taoism]], [[feminism]], [[postcolonialism]], and social constructivism to critique the militaristic focus of contemporary [[international relations]] and [[Realism (international relations)|realist]] analysis of it.

[[File:Yin yang.svg|thumb|upright|Doaism's ''yin-yang'' diagram, a physical representation of the dialectic basis for worldism]]

The theory bases itself in [[Dialectical monism|Daoist dialectics]] to complicate the totality of Western IR and pose it as the ''yang'' element within a dialectic construction. In comparison, Ling draws upon the arts and [[soft power]] to represent ''yin''. Together, both "co-create, co-govern, and co-exercise power."<ref name=":0" /> Ling encourages others to explore within the creative power of ''yin'' to challenge the ''yang'' of dominant IR narratives to create new worlds, thus fulfilling the prophecy of worldism in the dialogue of various worlds within one another.


She graduated from [[Wellesley College]], and from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] with a [[Ph.D.]]<ref>http://www.newschool.edu/uploadedFiles/Faculty/International_Affairs/lhm_ling_cv.pdf</ref>
==Publications==
==Publications==
===Books===
===Books===
*''Postcolonial International Relations: Conquest and Desire between [[Asia]] and the [[Western world|West]]'' (London: [[Palgrave Macmillan]], 2002)
*''Postcolonial International Relations: Conquest and Desire between [[Asia]] and the [[Western world|West]]'' (London: [[Palgrave Macmillan]], 2002)
*''Seductions of Empire: Complicity, Desire, and Insecurity in Contemporary World Politics'' (forthcoming), co-authored with [[Anna M. Agathangelou]] ([[York University]]).
*''Seductions of Empire: Complicity, Desire, and Insecurity in Contemporary World Politics'' (forthcoming), co-authored with Anna M. Agathangelou ([[York University]]).
*''[https://www.jstor.org/stable/3699724?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents The House of IR: From Family Power Politics to the Poisies of Worldism]'', co-authored with [[Anna M. Agathangelou]] (Wiley on behalf of The International Studies Association, 2004)
*''[https://www.jstor.org/stable/3699724?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents The House of IR: From Family Power Politics to the Poisies of Worldism]'', co-authored with Anna M. Agathangelou (Wiley on behalf of The International Studies Association, 2004)
*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14616742.2015.1015793?journalCode=rfjp20 ''The Dao of World Politics: Towards a Post-Westphalian, Worldist International Relations''] (Routledge, 2014)
*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14616742.2015.1015793?journalCode=rfjp20 ''The Dao of World Politics: Towards a Post-Westphalian, Worldist International Relations''] (Routledge, 2014)
*[https://www.routledge.com/Imagining-World-Politics-Sihar--Shenya-A-Fable-for-Our-Times/Ling/p/book/9780415718868 ''Imagining World Politics: Sihar & Shenya, A Fable for Our Times''] (Routledge, 2014)
*''[https://www.press.umich.edu/6577564/india_china India China: Rethinking Borders and Security],'' with Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Payal Banerjee, Nimmi Kurian, Mahendra P. Lama, and Li Bo. (University of Michigan Press, 2016, {{ISBN|978-0-472-13006-1}}).


===Other publications===
===Other publications===
*[http://www.gpia.info/files/u1/wp/2005-02.pdf "The Kitsch of War"], ''International Affairs Working Paper 2005-02'', March 2005
*[http://www.gpia.info/files/u1/wp/2005-02.pdf "The Kitsch of War"], ''International Affairs Working Paper 2005-02'', March 2005
Ling, L.H.M (2017) “World Politics in Colour” in Millennium: Journal of
International Studies, Vol. 45(3) pp.&nbsp;473–491. Accessible: https://doi.org/10.1177/0305829817703192


Ling's publications have appeared in ''[[International Feminist Journal of Politics]]'', ''[[International Studies Quarterly]]'', ''[[International Studies Review]]'', ''[[Journal of Peace Research]]'', ''Millennium'', positions: [[east Asia]] cultures critique, ''[[Review of International Political Economy]]'', ''[[Review of Politics]]'', as well as various edited volumes.
Ling's publications have appeared in ''[[International Feminist Journal of Politics]]'', ''[[International Studies Quarterly]]'', ''[[International Studies Review]]'', ''[[Journal of Peace Research]]'', ''Millennium'', positions: [[east Asia]] cultures critique, ''[[Review of International Political Economy]]'', ''[[Review of Politics]]'', as well as various edited volumes.


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Latest revision as of 07:00, 1 May 2024

L. H. M. Ling
Born(1955-11-14)November 14, 1955
DiedOctober 1, 2018(2018-10-01) (aged 62)
OccupationProfessor
Known forWorldism political theory
Academic background
Alma materWellesley, MIT
Academic work
DisciplineInternational relations
Sub-disciplinePostcolonialism
InstitutionsThe New School

L. H. M. "Lily" Ling (14 November 1955 – 1 October 2018) was a political theorist and scholar whose work focused around the theory of worldism within international relations. Much of her work draws from storytelling, the arts, and non-Western culture to present alternative versions of historical analysis of global affairs.[1] She was Professor of International Affairs at The New School at the time of her death.[2]

Biography

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She graduated from Wellesley College, and from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. She held academic positions at University of Texas at Austin, Syracuse University, Cornell University, and International Institute of Social Studies before joining the faculty at The New School in 2002 as an associate professor with the Graduate Program in International Affairs. She was an editorial board member for Politics & Gender and for International Political Sociology, and an associate editor for International Feminist Journal of Politics.[3]

In 2018, she was awarded the Eminent Scholar distinction by the Feminist Theory and Gender Studies section of the International Studies Association.[4] Ling died on 1 October 2018, of stroke complications.[5]

Worldism

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Ling was the lead advocate for worldism, a theory of international relations. Worldism posits that the dominant geopolitical order, defined as the Westphalian world/Western IR, is a singular social construction that interacts competitively and creatively with 'other worlds' – other social and political orders.[6] The theory itself blends together insights from Taoism, feminism, postcolonialism, and social constructivism to critique the militaristic focus of contemporary international relations and realist analysis of it.

Doaism's yin-yang diagram, a physical representation of the dialectic basis for worldism

The theory bases itself in Daoist dialectics to complicate the totality of Western IR and pose it as the yang element within a dialectic construction. In comparison, Ling draws upon the arts and soft power to represent yin. Together, both "co-create, co-govern, and co-exercise power."[6] Ling encourages others to explore within the creative power of yin to challenge the yang of dominant IR narratives to create new worlds, thus fulfilling the prophecy of worldism in the dialogue of various worlds within one another.

Publications

[edit]

Books

[edit]
  • Postcolonial International Relations: Conquest and Desire between Asia and the West (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002)
  • Seductions of Empire: Complicity, Desire, and Insecurity in Contemporary World Politics (forthcoming), co-authored with Anna M. Agathangelou (York University).
  • The House of IR: From Family Power Politics to the Poisies of Worldism, co-authored with Anna M. Agathangelou (Wiley on behalf of The International Studies Association, 2004)
  • The Dao of World Politics: Towards a Post-Westphalian, Worldist International Relations (Routledge, 2014)
  • Imagining World Politics: Sihar & Shenya, A Fable for Our Times (Routledge, 2014)
  • India China: Rethinking Borders and Security, with Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Payal Banerjee, Nimmi Kurian, Mahendra P. Lama, and Li Bo. (University of Michigan Press, 2016, ISBN 978-0-472-13006-1).

Other publications

[edit]

Ling, L.H.M (2017) “World Politics in Colour” in Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Vol. 45(3) pp. 473–491. Accessible: https://doi.org/10.1177/0305829817703192

Ling's publications have appeared in International Feminist Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, Journal of Peace Research, Millennium, positions: east Asia cultures critique, Review of International Political Economy, Review of Politics, as well as various edited volumes.

References

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  1. ^ Ling, L.H.M. (2014). Imagining world politics : Sihar & Shenya, a fable for our times. New York. ISBN 9780415718844. OCLC 856054442.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Remembering L.H.M. Ling". Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  3. ^ "LHM Ling" (PDF). newschool.edu. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ gpia2017 (2018-10-26). "In Memoriam: L.H.M. (Lily) Ling". Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "In Memoriam: Liliy Ling". PS: Political Science & Politics. 52 (4): 780–782. October 2019. doi:10.1017/S1049096519001434.
  6. ^ a b Ling, L. H. M. (8 February 2013). "Worlds beyond Westphalia: Daoist dialectics and the 'China threat'". Review of International Studies. 39 (3): 560. doi:10.1017/S026021051200054X. ISSN 0260-2105.
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