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

Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 7
Constructivism......Page 11
Ontology:How Do Researchers Conceptualize What They Study?......Page 14
Epistemology:How Do Researchers Know What They Know?......Page 19
Methodology:How Do Researchers Select Their Tools?......Page 24
Validity:How Do Researchers Evaluate Their Interpretations?......Page 28
Book Overview......Page 30
Structure......Page 32
Macro-History......Page 33
Genealogy......Page 38
Participant-Observation......Page 45
Implications......Page 49
Agency......Page 52
Narrative......Page 53
Framing......Page 59
Ethnography......Page 65
Implications......Page 71
Identities......Page 73
Structure Constituting Agency......Page 74
Agency Constituting Structure......Page 82
Implications......Page 92
Interests......Page 94
Selecting Comparisons......Page 95
Contrasting Interactions......Page 104
Implications......Page 111
Conclusions......Page 113
The Question of Standards......Page 114
The Nature of the Profession......Page 116
Prospects for Building Bridges within Constructivism......Page 118
Suggested Readings......Page 120
References......Page 123
Index......Page 138
About the Authors......Page 144