Communities of Practice and the Social Ordering of World Politics
There is a need to understand better what shapes practical judgment, normative evaluation, and reflexive agency in meaning-negotiation processes in communities of practice.
Constructivism and the United Nations
Constructivists see organisations like the United Nations as places where they can study the emergence of new norms and examine the activities of those who are spreading new ideas.
Constructivism
Constructivists highlight the importance of values and shared interests between individuals who interact on the global stage, as well as social norms that bring them together.
The Case for a New Constructivism in International Relations Theory
Constructivists, of all the types of IR scholars, should be able to see how professions and social spaces work, and hence what they do to (and with) intellectual movements, like Constructivism.
Interview – Tom Le
Tom Le explores the meaning of militarism, military recruitment strategies in Japan, and the US presence and security in East Asia.
A Constructivist Approach to Maritime Spaces
Maritime spaces are political zones. In these spaces, agents manifest their interests and pursue their strategies based on the distribution of material and ideational resources.
Constructivism and ‘First Encounters’: A Critique
Constructivists are mistaken to only look at the interpreted, verbalized, aspects of international encounters. Our investigations must study what our bodies know and the suggestions they make.
A Brief Overview of Alexander Wendt’s Constructivism
Wendt’s work enhances understandings of identities and interests – expanding IR’s understanding of anarchy and of phenomena not explained well by other theories.
Review – The Value of Everything
With an eclectic view on the economy, Mazzucato constructs a complex configuration of value creation beyond the tangible.
Interview – Zeynep N. Kaya
Zeynep Kaya tackles the repercussions of the Turkish invasion of Northern Syria, the position of women in Iraqi Kurdistan and the recovery of Yazidi communities.
