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Constructivism and International Relations

Constructivism and International Relations
Author: Stefano Guzzini
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2005-12-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134319584

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This new book unites in one volume some of the most prominent critiques of Alexander Wendt's constructivist theory of international relations and includes the first comprehensive reply by Wendt. Partly reprints of benchmark articles, partly new original critiques, the critical chapters are informed by a wide array of contending theories ranging from realism to poststructuralism. The collected leading theorists critique Wendt’s seminal book Social Theory of International Politics and his subsequent revisions. They take issue with the full panoply of Wendt’s approach, such as his alleged positivism, his critique of the realist school, the conceptualism of identity, and his teleological theory of history. Wendt’s reply is not limited to rebuttal only. For the first time, he develops his recent idea of quantum social science, as well as its implications for theorising international relations. This unique volume will be a necessary companion to Wendt’s book for students and researchers seeking a better understanding of his work, and also offers one of the most up-to-date collections on constructivist theorizing.


The New Constructivism in International Relations Theory

The New Constructivism in International Relations Theory
Author: David M. McCourt
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2023-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1529217830

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Tracing constructivist work on culture, identity and norms within the historical, geographical and professional contexts of world politics, this book makes the case for new constructivist approaches to international relations scholarship.


Psychology and Constructivism in International Relations

Psychology and Constructivism in International Relations
Author: Vaughn P. Shannon
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2012
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0472117998

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Psychology and constructivism together offer new ways of understanding international relations


Constructivism in International Relations

Constructivism in International Relations
Author: Maja Zehfuss
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2002-07-25
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780521894661

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Realist Constructivism

Realist Constructivism
Author: J. Samuel Barkin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2010-03-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1139484400

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Realism and constructivism, two key contemporary theoretical approaches to the study of international relations, are commonly taught as mutually exclusive ways of understanding the subject. Realist Constructivism explores the common ground between the two, and demonstrates that, rather than being in simple opposition, they have areas of both tension and overlap. There is indeed space to engage in a realist constructivism. But at the same time, there are important distinctions between them, and there remains a need for a constructivism that is not realist, and a realism that is not constructivist. Samuel Barkin argues more broadly for a different way of thinking about theories of international relations, that focuses on the corresponding elements within various approaches rather than on a small set of mutually exclusive paradigms. Realist Constructivism provides an interesting new way for scholars and students to think about international relations theory.


Constructivism Reconsidered

Constructivism Reconsidered
Author: Patrick James
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2018-11-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0472037153

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In international relations (IR), the theory of constructivism argues that the complicated web of international relations is not the result of basic human nature or some other unchangeable aspect but has been built up over time and through shared assumptions. Constructivism Reconsidered synthesizes the nature of and debates on constructivism in international relations, providing a systematic assessment of the constructivist research program in IR to answer specific questions: What extent of (dis)agreement exists with regard to the meaning of constructivism? To what extent is constructivism successful as an alternative approach to rationalism in explaining and understanding international affairs? Constructivism Reconsidered explores constructivism’s theoretical, empirical, and methodological strengths and weaknesses, and debates what these say about its past, present, and future to reach a better understanding of IR in general and how constructivism informs IR in particular.


Strategies for Research in Constructivist International Relations

Strategies for Research in Constructivist International Relations
Author: Audie Klotz
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2014-12-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317459261

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Constructivism's basic premise - that individuals and groups are shaped by their world but can also change it - may seem intuitively true. Yet this process-oriented approach can be more difficult to apply than structural or rational choice frameworks. Based on their own experiences and exemplars from the IR literature, well-known authors Audie Klotz and Cecelia Lynch lay out concepts and tools for anyone seeking to apply the constructivist approach in research. Written in jargon-free prose and relevant across the social sciences, this book is essential for anyone trying to sort out appropriate methods for empirical research.


Tactical Constructivism, Method, and International Relations

Tactical Constructivism, Method, and International Relations
Author: Brent J. Steele
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2019-06-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351611836

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This is a book on methods, how scholars embody them and how working within, from or against Constructivism has shaped that use and embodiment. A vibrant cross-section of contributors write of interdisciplinary encounters, first interactions with the ‘discipline’ of International Relations, discuss engagements in different techniques and tactics, and of pursuing different methods ranging from ethnographic to computer simulations, from sociology to philosophy and history. Presenting a range of voices, many constructivist, some outside and even critical of Constructivism, the volume shows methods as useful tools for approaching research and political positions in International Relations, while also containing contingent, inexact, unexpected, and even surprising qualities for opening further research. It gives a rich account of how the discipline was transformed in the 1990s and early 2000s, and how this shaped careers, positions and interactions. It will be of interest to both students and scholars of methods and theory in International Relations and global politics.


Social Theory of International Politics

Social Theory of International Politics
Author: Alexander Wendt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1999-10-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1107268435

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Drawing upon philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a theory of the international system as a social construction. Alexander Wendt clarifies the central claims of the constructivist approach, presenting a structural and idealist worldview which contrasts with the individualism and materialism which underpins much mainstream international relations theory. He builds a cultural theory of international politics, which takes whether states view each other as enemies, rivals or friends as a fundamental determinant. Wendt characterises these roles as 'cultures of anarchy', described as Hobbesian, Lockean and Kantian respectively. These cultures are shared ideas which help shape state interests and capabilities, and generate tendencies in the international system. The book describes four factors which can drive structural change from one culture to another - interdependence, common fate, homogenization, and self-restraint - and examines the effects of capitalism and democracy in the emergence of a Kantian culture in the West.


Making Sense, Making Worlds

Making Sense, Making Worlds
Author: Nicholas Onuf
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136219463

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Nicholas Onuf is a leading scholar in international relations and introduced constructivism to international relations, coining the term constructivism in his book World of Our Making (1989). He was featured as one of twelve scholars featured in Iver B. Neumann and Ole Wæver, eds., The Future of International Relations: Masters in the Making? (1996); and featured in Martin Griffiths, Steven C. Roach and M. Scott Solomon, Fifty Key Thinkers in International Relations, 2nd ed. (2009). This powerful collection of essays clarifies Onuf’s approach to international relations and makes a decisive contribution to the debates in IR concerning theory. It embeds the theoretical project in the wider horizon of how we understand ourselves and the world. Onuf updates earlier themes and his general constructivist approach, and develops some newer lines of research, such as the work on metaphors and the re-grounding in much more Aristotle than before. A complement to the author’s groundbreaking book of 1989, World of Our Making, this tightly argued book draws extensively from philosophy and social theory to advance constructivism in International Relations. Making Sense, Making Worlds will be vital reading for students and scholars of international relations, international relations theory, social theory and law.