International Relations Today, IR 101 Episode 3: Constructivism

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Constructivism is USA is afraid of North Korea's Nuclear weapons and Not United kingdom's Nuclear weapons.

If there is nothing natural about human practices, then the conventional tools of the natural sciences (e.g., math, scientific method) become irrelevant. Indeed, I question whether one can identify as a Political "Scientist" if one dispenses with the method.

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This is my layman view so please take it with a grain of salt. To me it seems constructivism augments and expends in liberalism it that's the concept that institutions, and belief systems can positively regulate an archaic system to the next logical level by including social norms, languages, and view the system itself as a artificial construct therefore malleable.

Short summary from the above video may help you to understand the main crux:

Constructivism is an international relations theory that focuses on the role of identities and social practices in the international system. It argues that states' interests and behavior are shaped by their identities, and that the meaning ascribed to concepts like anarchy or nuclear weapons can vary depending on the relationships between states. Constructivism provides an alternative lens for analyzing international affairs, emphasizing the importance of social interactions and ideas in addition to material factors.

"The state" is only an illusion we tolerate and take credence in when a self-described government is powerful and exercises effective monopoly of force. When armed militia groups, private corporations, or other combines exercise the greatest negotiating influence on a territory or an asset that is of interest to us, we deal with those entities and not with the self-designated "state".

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Does a state's identity reflects constructed international norms.

This line of thinking can only really apply to hyper idealist nations like the Third Reich or Stalin's USSR, as the driving logic of these countries was their human (irrational) idealism rather than the objective forces of capital.

GREAT vid Sebastian! This was an excellent breakdown of Constructivism. My senior seminar research question started "What factors under..."; it would seem I am a Conventional Constructivist!

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Do you find constructivism a useful approach for thinking about world politics? Why, or why not?

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Wow what a powerful example when explaining amity and enmity amongst countries . That was a good one .

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How would constructivist explains Russia's actions towards Ukraine?

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So when does international relations start considering domestic politics? That seems to me the most significant factor in international affairs.

The meaning we ascribe to objects

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I'm watching this video because the lecturer at my university does a horrible job explaining constructivism. I did not understand one thing by watching his 21 minute video. This 11 minute video helped me understand constructivism. Thanks for posting!

Thank you Seb, you touched up major points very intelligently :)

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You have provided an amazing explanation. Thanks, IR Today and Sebastian!

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Really helpful for my essay on constructivism, thank you!!

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