Critical Realism versus Social Constructivism in International Relations

This article discusses the methodological differences between the British school and the American school of international relations. It attempts to demonstrate that Susan Strange, representative of the British school, could be considered a critical realist. The aim of the article is to show that her...

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Autor principal:	Roxana Bobulescu
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	DE EN FR
Publicado:	Editura ASE Bucuresti 2011
Materias:	International political economy International organisation Structuralism Neo-utilitarianism Economics as a science HB71-74
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f685016907a1457bb5e3610c1fcda4502021-12-02T02:09:03ZCritical Realism versus Social Constructivism in International Relations1843-22981844-8208https://doaj.org/article/f685016907a1457bb5e3610c1fcda4502011-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.jpe.ro/poze/articole/59.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1843-2298https://doaj.org/toc/1844-8208This article discusses the methodological differences between the British school and the American school of international relations. It attempts to demonstrate that Susan Strange, representative of the British school, could be considered a critical realist. The aim of the article is to show that her vision of international political economy fulfills the methodological reorientation initiated in economics by Tony Lawson at the end of the 90s. Strange’s radical ontology claims that structural power determines human actions. The paper contrasts Strange’s approach with that of John Ruggie, from the American school, who identifies himself as a social constructivist. Ruggie emphasizes the role of ideational factors in international relations and the constructed nature of social reality.Roxana BobulescuEditura ASE BucurestiarticleInternational political economyInternational organisationStructuralismNeo-utilitarianismEconomics as a scienceHB71-74DEENFRJournal of Philosophical Economics, Vol IV, Iss 2, Pp 37-64 (2011)
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description	This article discusses the methodological differences between the British school and the American school of international relations. It attempts to demonstrate that Susan Strange, representative of the British school, could be considered a critical realist. The aim of the article is to show that her vision of international political economy fulfills the methodological reorientation initiated in economics by Tony Lawson at the end of the 90s. Strange’s radical ontology claims that structural power determines human actions. The paper contrasts Strange’s approach with that of John Ruggie, from the American school, who identifies himself as a social constructivist. Ruggie emphasizes the role of ideational factors in international relations and the constructed nature of social reality.
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Critical Realism versus Social Constructivism in International Relations

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