International Relations in a Constructed World

by Vendulka Kubalkova

Overview

Explores the application of constructivist theory to international relations. The text examines the relevance of constructivism for empirical research, focusing on some of the key issues of contemporary international politics: ethnic and national identity; gender; and political economy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765602978
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/30/1998
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1350L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Vendulka Kubálková, Paul Kowert, Nicholas Onuf

Table of Contents

Preface; Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 Constructing Constructivism, Vendulka Kubálková, Nicholas Onuf, Paul Kowert; Part 2 Constructivism in Context; Chapter 2 The Twenty Years’ Catharsis: E.H. Carr and IR, Vendulka Kubálková; Chapter 3 Constructivism: A User’s Manual, Nicholas Onuf; Chapter 4 What Is at Stake in the Agent-Structure Debate?, Harry D. Gould; Part 3 International Relations Under Construction; Chapter 5 Agent versus Structure in the Construction of National Identity, Paul Kowert; Chapter 6 Feminist Struggle as Social Construction: Changing the Gendered Rules of Home-Based Work, Elisabeth Prügl; Chapter 7 Internet Governance Goes Global, Craig Simon; Part 4 Construction in the Academy; Chapter 8 Remodeling International Relations: New Tools from New Science?, Henry L. Hamman; Chapter 9 Reconstructing the Discipline: Scholars as Agents, Vendulka Kubálková;

Editorial Reviews

In nine essays originating from the running Miami International Relations Group seminar, the editors and contributors introduce constructivism as an alternative to studying IR from a historical and systems' analytical framework. They advance constructivism in the context of the perennial agent-structure debate; discuss international relations under social construction (as in national identity, feminist struggle, and global Internet governance), and reconstructing the discipline. Paper edition (unseen), $22.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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