Introduction: Back to Where It All Started
In the course of the past few decades, people have been trying to make the distance between states and cultures as less noticeable as possible; an obvious result of globalization, the given phenomenon has also touched upon the specifics of the British education. In the 7th Chapter of the book by Tim Dunne, Milya Kurki & Steve Smith, the former argues against Bulls’ opinion that “there is no escape from values.”1
Claiming that shared values are the only thing which the modern world should strive for for the sake of science development, Dune does not take into account that the integration which is currently taking place between the English schools and the schools from the rest of the world is a natural process which is bound to bring to fruitful results.
Escape from Values as a Possible Threat: There Is a Reason to Shatter the Existing Rules
According to Dunn, the idea that “Values will inform the selection of topics to Be studied, and the writings and statements of academics will in turn have an impact on the political process”2 is absolutely insane.
Hence, Dunn explained, comes the weakest point of Bull’s argument, for the values within certain fields are completely independent and cannot impact one another. However, when rethinking the idea which Bull offered, one can possibly argue that there can be a grain of truth in Bull’s speculations.
What Holds the Values Together: Stronger Than They Might Seem
However, when it comes to taking a more critical look at Bull’s theory and Dunn’s counterarguments, one must admit that the relations between the world politics and science seem way too far-fetched. Indeed, as Dunn emphasizes, “the enforcement of human rights principles risked undermining international order”3 does not have anything to do with reality.
As a matter of fact, Bull makes rather bold statement claiming that the human rights reinforcement can affect the international order negatively, which Dunn points out in his analysis. Thus, with the help of Dunn’s argument, one can see clearly that national order is far stronger than it may seem and that sharing scientific data worldwide will not harm it in any possible way.
A Danger or an Opportunity? English School Needs Reorganization
According to Dunn, the idea of shared knowledge does not imply any political context and presupposes rather building stronger cultural and scholarly ties between the countries of the world than crashing the traditional values of the English school.
Dunn makes it obvious that Bull’s theory need serious reconsideration, for it is rather out of date from the modern world and its constant changes: “In our globalized world, the dynamics of governance outstrip these traditional English school categories.”4
Conclusion: The Established Values as the Three Pillars of Education: English School and Changes
Therefore, it is obvious that the idea of values exchange as something that can lead to serious political conflicts is less than implausible; to be more exact, it is straight ridiculous. With the help of shared facts, information and knowledge, people will be able to provide a variety of innovations, which would be hardly possible if shared knowledge was considered inappropriate.
Bibliography
Dunne, Tim. “The English School.” In International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, edited by Tim Dunne, Milya Kurki & Steve Smith, 135-155. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2007.
Footnotes
1. Tim Dunne, “The English School” in International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, edited by Tim Dunne, Milya Kurki & Steve Smith (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2007), 139.
2 Tim Dunne, “The English School” in International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, edited by Tim Dunne, Milya Kurki & Steve Smith (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2007), 139.
3Tim Dunne, “The English School” in International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, edited by Tim Dunne, Milya Kurki & Steve Smith (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2007), 146.
4 Tim Dunne, “The English School” in International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, edited by Tim Dunne, Milya Kurki & Steve Smith (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2007), 147.