Psychology And Constructivism In International Relations

Author : Vaughn P. Shannon
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472117998
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychology and Constructivism in International Relations written by Vaughn P. Shannon and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychology and constructivism together offer new ways of understanding international relations

Author : Rose McDermott
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472022628
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Psychology in International Relations written by Rose McDermott and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2009-12-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding book is the first to decisively define the relationship between political psychology and international relations. Written in a style accessible to undergraduates as well as specialists, McDermott's book makes an eloquent case for the importance of psychology to our understanding of global politics. In the wake of September 11, the American public has been besieged with claims that politics is driven by personality. Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Kim Chong-Il, Ayatollah Khameinei-America's political rogues' gallery is populated by individuals whose need for recognition supposedly drives their actions on the world stage. How does personality actually drive politics? And how is personality, in turn, formed by political environment? Political Psychology in International Relations provides students and scholars with the analytical tools they need to answer these pressing questions, and to assess their implications for policy in a real and sometimes dangerous world.

Author : Patrick James
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472037153
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constructivism Reconsidered written by Patrick James and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Hiski Haukkala
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351807838
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trust in International Relations written by Hiski Haukkala and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trust is a core concept in International Relations (IR), representing a key ingredient in state relations. It was only relatively recently that IR scholars began to probe what trust really is, how it can be studied, and how it affects state relations. In the process three distinct ways of theorising trust in IR have emerged: trust as a rational choice calculation, as a social phenomenon or as a psychological dimension. Trust in International Relations explores trust through these different lenses using case studies to analyse the relative strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. The case studies cover relations between: United States and India ASEAN and Southeast Asian countries Finland and Sweden USA and Egypt The European Union and Russia Turkey’s relations with the West This book provides insights with real-world relevance in the fields of crisis and conflict management, and will be of great interest for students and scholars of IR, security studies and development studies who are looking to develop a more sophisticated understanding of how different theories of trust can be used in different situations.

Author : J. Samuel Barkin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139484400
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Realist Constructivism written by J. Samuel Barkin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : David L. Rousseau
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804754156
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Identifying Threats and Threatening Identities written by David L. Rousseau and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a variety of social scientific methods of investigation ranging from laboratory experiments and public opinion surveys to computer simulations and case studies, Rousseau untangles the complex relationship between social identity and threat perception between states.

Author : Stefano Guzzini
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134319584
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constructivism and International Relations written by Stefano Guzzini and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-12-12 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Nicholas J. Wheeler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199696470
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trusting Enemies written by Nicholas J. Wheeler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How can two enemies, locked into a spiral of fear and insecurity, transform their relationship into a trusting one? Trusting Enemies argues that the field of International Relations has not done a good job of answering this question. This is because it has been looking in the wrong place. Where trust-building has been theorized by the discipline of International Relations, the focus has been on the state and the individual. This book argues that there is a need to appreciate the importance of a new level of analysis in trust research-the interpersonal. In its development of a theory of interpersonal trust between state leaders in adversarial relationships, this book argues that the obstacles to leaders sincerely signalling their peaceful intent can be overcome and that trust-based relationships provide the greatest assurance of accurate signal interpretation. This book examines three cases: the interaction between US and Soviet leaders Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev and its role in ending the cold war; the interaction between Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and its role in the Lahore peace process of 1998-9; and the interactions across 2009-10 between Barack Obama and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that did not lead to a breakthrough in the US-Iranian nuclear relationship"(ed.)

Author : Audie Klotz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317459261
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategies for Research in Constructivist International Relations written by Audie Klotz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Maja Zehfuss
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521894661
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constructivism in International Relations written by Maja Zehfuss and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-07-25 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description