Political Constructivism

Political Constructivism
Author: Peri Roberts
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2007-10-25
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 113429901X

This volume explores the nature and possibilities of constructivism through an engagement and examination of the foremost constructivist positions, Rawls and O'Neill.

Constructivist Theories of Ethnic Politics

Constructivist Theories of Ethnic Politics
Author: Kanchan Chandra
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2012-10-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0199893179

Taking the possibility of change in ethnic identity into account, this book shows and dismantles the theoretical logics linking ethnic diversity to negative outcomes and processes such as democratic destabilisation, clientelism, riots and state collapse. Even more importantly, it changes the questions we can ask about the relationship between ethnicity, politics and economics.

Rawls, Dewey, and Constructivism

Rawls, Dewey, and Constructivism
Author: Eric Thomas Weber
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2010-09-23
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1441161147

Examines problems in Rawls' epistemology, approached from a Deweyan perspective, to argue for a thoroughly constructivist idea of justice and its practical implications for education. >

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

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.

Constructivism and Comparative Politics

Constructivism and Comparative Politics
Author: Daniel M. Green
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN:

This work presents an approach to the study of comparative politics that builds on the assumption that political actors and institutions operate within constructed communities of meaning, which in turn interface with other such communities.

Realist Constructivism

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

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.

The New Constructivism in International Relations Theory

The New Constructivism in International Relations Theory
Author: McCourt, David M.
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2022-02-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1529217849

In this engaging book, David M. McCourt makes the case for New Constructivist approaches to international relations scholarship. The book traces constructivist work on culture, identity, and norms within the historical, geographical, and professional contexts of world politics, and reflects on recent innovations in fields including practice theory, relationalism, and network analysis. Copiously illustrated with real-world examples from the rise of China and US foreign policy, it illuminates the processes by which international politics are built. This is both an accessible tour of Constructivism to date and a persuasive declaration for its continuing application and value.

Constructivism and Comparative Politics

Constructivism and Comparative Politics
Author: Daniel M. Green
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2002-02-27
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780765635549

This work presents an approach to the study of comparative politics that builds on the assumption that political actors and institutions operate within constructed communities of meaning, which in turn interface with other such communities.