
Published online:
21 January 2021
Published in print:
06 May 2020
Online ISBN:
9781529209860
Print ISBN:
9781529209839
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Realism and constructivism Realism and constructivism
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Concepts and definitions Concepts and definitions
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Oppositions Oppositions
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Institutions and interests Institutions and interests
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Agency and prudence Agency and prudence
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Realisms and constructivisms Realisms and constructivisms
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Plan of the book Plan of the book
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References References
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Chapter
1 Realist Constructivism: An Introduction
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Pages
1–18
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Published:May 2020
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Barkin, J. Samuel, 'Realist Constructivism: An Introduction', in J. Samuel Barkin (ed.), The Social Construction of State Power: Applying Realist Constructivism (Bristol , 2020; online edn, Policy Press Scholarship Online, 21 Jan. 2021), https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781529209839.003.0001, accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
Abstract
This chapter looks at the general relationship between realism and constructivism in international relations theory. It introduces both approaches, and argues that the distinctions often drawn between them, such as those between materialism and idealism and between logics of consequences and appropriateness, do not in fact make them incompatible. It suggests that areas of fruitful overlap between realism and constructivism are to be found in the study of the institution of the state and of individual agency in foreign policy. The chapter also lays out the plan of the book, and briefly introduces the other chapters.
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Political Theory
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