To What Extent Have Non-State Actors Transformed the Traditional State-Centric Paradigm of International Relations? A Critical Discussion Introduction The discipline of International Relations (IR) has historically been dominated by a state-centric conception of world politics. Classical and neorealist theories, which shaped much of twentieth-century IR scholarship, regarded sovereign states as the principal actors in an … Continue reading To what extent have non-state actors transformed the traditional state-centric paradigm of international relations? Critically discuss.