Strategies for Research in Constructivist International Relations (International Relations in a Constructed World) - Hardcover

Klotz, Audie; Lynch, Cecelia M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765620235 ISBN 13: 9780765620231

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

"This marvelous little volume is deceptive. It is a primer for research that students will find enormously helpful. But it is much more than that. Concise, knowledgeable, and erudite, this book packs a big intellectual punch. It helps all of us in assessing some of the most interesting and novel approaches in current international relations scholarship." - Peter J. Katzenstein, Cornell University"

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0765620235
• ISBN 13: 9780765620231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144