Power, realism and constructivism

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"Framed by a new and substantial introductory chapter, the book collects Stefano Guzzini's reference articles and some less well known publications on power, realism and constructivism. By analysing theories and their assumptions, but also theorists following their intellectual paths, his analysis explores the diversity of different schools and moves beyond simple definitions to explore their intrinsic tensions and fallacies. Guzzini's approach to the analysis of power - both within and outside…

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Full title :Power, realism and constructivism / Stefano Guzzini.

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Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 341 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780415640466, 0415640466, 9780415663045, 0415663040
oclc:ocn810947519
LC Classification:JC330
Dewey Decimal:320.01

Introduction -- Part I: Power. Structural Power: The Limits of Neorealist Power Analysis ; The use and misuse of power analysis in international theory ; From (alleged) unipolarity to the decline of multilateralism? A power-theoretical critique ; Constructivism and International Relations: an analysis of Niklas Luhmann's conceptualisation of power ; Power analysis in Bourdieu. -- Part II: Realism. The enduring dilemmas of realism in International Relations ; The Different Worlds of Realism in International Relations ; Foreign Policy without diplomacy: the Bush administration at a crossroads ; Robert Gilpin: A Realist Quest for the Dynamics of Power ; Strange's oscillating realism: opposing the ideal -- and the apparent. -- Part III: Constructivism. A reconstruction of constructivism in International Relations ; The concept of power: a constructivist analysis ; 'The Cold War is what we make of it': when peace research meets constructivism in International Relations ; Wendt's constructivism: a relentless quest for synthesis' with Anna Leander ; Imposing coherence: the central role of practice in Friedrich Kratochwil's theorising of politics, international relations and science. -- E…

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Constructivism (Philosophy) Constructivisme Constructivisme (Philosophie) international relations internationale betrekkingen Internationale Politik Konstruktivismus Macht Political Science -- General politiek Politischer Realismus Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) Power (Social sciences) Realism Réalisme Réalisme politique Realpolitiek Relations internationales