Jackson & Sørensen: Introduction to International Relations 3e 
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Chapter 06
Constructivism as Social Theory
6.01. Click here for a comprehensive site on constructivism. Among other things, the site contains links to texts written by constructivists. The site is maintained by University of Colorado, Denver.
carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/constructivism.html
6.02. Anthony Giddens' Structuration Resource Page contains information about Giddens' work as well as links to other resources on Giddens.
www.faculty.rsu.edu/~felwell/Theorists/Giddens/
6.03. Here you can read a short introduction to Giambattista Vico's thought. The site is maintained by the Johns Hopkins University Press.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/hopkins_guide_to_literary_theory/giambattista_vico.html
6.04. Panopticweb provides a comprehensive collection of links to online texts written by Immanuel Kant.
www.panopticweb.com/philosophy/philosophers/kant.html
Constructivist Theories of International Relations
6.05. A Second Image provides access to several online constructivist papers on international relations as well as an introduction to social constructivism and bibliographies.
home.scarlet.be/~lazone/
6.06. Click here to read an essay written by Jeffrey T. Checkel. The essay is entitled "Social Constructivisms in Global and European Politics" and is provided by ARENA.
www.arena.uio.no/publications/wp03_15.pdf
6.07. In his paper "The Constructivist Turn: Critical Theory after the Cold War", Chris Reus-Smit explores the relationship between critical theory and constructivism. The paper is provided by ARENA.
rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/pubs/work_papers/96-4.pdf
6.08. In her paper "A synthetic approach to foreign policy", Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann proposes that foreign policy should be analysed by using a synthesis of modified neo-realism, identity-constructivism and utilitarian liberalism. The paper was presented at the 43rd Annual ISA Convention in New Orleans.
www.isanet.org/noarchive/hoffmann.html
6.09. Click here to read a paper on "Michael Doyle's Closet Constructivism", written by Brian Milstein.
magictheatre.panopticweb.com/aesthetics/writings/polth-doyle.html
6.10. In the essay "Modernity, Orientalism and the Construction of International Relations", Priya Chacko explores how ideas have influenced the making of IR theory. The paper is provided by Australian National University.
rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/Oceanic/OCISPapers/Chacko.pdf
6.11. Click here to read the paper "Norms in international society: English School meets constructivists". The paper is written by Janine Kissolewski and is provided by University of Leeds.
www.leeds.ac.uk/polis/englishschool/kissolewski00.doc
6.12. Another paper on norms in international relations is written by Phil Orchard. The paper, which is provided by CIR, is entitled "The International Dynamics of Internal Displacement: Protection as an Emerging Norm". Please note that the paper is a draft.
www.iir.ubc.ca/colloquium/POrchard-Paper.pdf
6.13. "In this paper I take a constructivist approach to exploring the relationship between international law and power". Click here to read the paper "International Law Constructing Power?", written by Helen McManus from University of Missouri.
www.missouri.edu/~polswww/papers/pp011105.pdf
6.14. In this paper, Jack Snyder discusses Wendt's claim that "anarchy is what states make of it". The paper is entitled "Anarchy and Culture: Insights form the Anthropology of War" and is provided by Yale University.
www.yale.edu/irspeakers/Snyder.DOC
6.15. For a constructivist view on security communities, click here to read a paper written by Brian Frederking. The paper is entitled "Constructing Collective Security in Kosovo" and is provided by McKendree College.
faculty.mckendree.edu/brian_frederking/papers/kosovo.htm
6.16. Another constructivist view on security can be found in Earl Conteh-Morgan's paper "Peace-building and Human Security: A Constructivist Perspective".
home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/heiwa/Pub/E19/Chap11.pdf
6.18. In this paper, Jeffrey T. Checkel discusses the relevance of constructivism in analyzing "International Institutions and Socialization". The paper is provided by ARENA.
www.arena.uio.no/publications/wp99_5.htm
6.19. Click here to read the paper "Social Constructivism and Globalization", written by Thomas Risse. The paper is provided by Freie Universität Berlin. Please note that the paper is a draft.
www.fu-berlin.de/atasp/texte/globalization_constructivism.pdf
6.20. In their paper " Constructing a Mediterranean Region: A Cultural Approach", Emmanuel Adler and Beverly Crawford use a constructivist-inspired approach to analyse the process of "region building". The paper is provided by Berkeley Institute of European Studies.
ies.berkeley.edu/research/MeditAdlerCrawford1.doc
6.21. Click here to read a paper written by Andrew Moravcsik. The paper, which was published in Journal of European Public Policy, is entitled "Is something rotten in the state of Denmark? Constructivism and European Integration".
www.princeton.edu/~amoravcs/library/rotten.pdf
6.22. Here, you can read another paper on constructivism and EU. The paper is written by John O'Brennan and is entitled "Re-Conceptualising Europe: Social Constructivism and EU Enlargement".
www.sam.sdu.dk/~mwi/B6__O'Brennan.pdf
6.23. Yet another paper, which analyses European integration from a constructivist point of view, is written by Petr Drulák. The paper, which is provided by EUI, is entitled "Metaphors Europe Lives by: Language and Institutional Change of the European Union".
www.iue.it/PUB/sps2004-15.pdf
6.24. Click here to read Aziz Mulay-Shah's paper "Kantian Dreams", which provides a "a constructivist critique of mainstream research on political cooperation within the European Union". The paper is provided by University of Victoria.
www.sam.sdu.dk/~mwi/Constructivism%20and%20CFSP,%20Mulay-Shah.pdf
6.25. In his paper "Imagining Russia in Western International Relations Theory", William D. Jackson compares how different IR paradigms, among them constructivism, see Russia's behavior in international relations . The paper is provided by Miami University.
casnov1.cas.muohio.edu/havighurstcenter/papers/Jackson.pdf
6.26. In his paper, "From Enemy to Rival: Constructing the Camp David Accords", Brian Frederking provides an analysis of the Camp David negotiations from a constructivist perspective. The paper also contains a critique of Wendt's constructivism.
66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:l0QWkvT-4cMJ:faculty.mckendree.edu/brian_frederking/papers/david.htm+intersubjective+beliefs+constructivism&hl=da
6.27. Click here for information about Nina Tannenwald as well as access to online versions of some of her articles.
www.watsoninstitute.org/contacts_detail.cfm?id=29
6.28. Click here to read the paper "On taking Religious Worldviews Seriously". The paper is written by Ann Tickner and is provided by Princeton University. Please note that the paper is only a draft.
www.wws.princeton.edu/~hmilner/Conference_files/KEOHANE/tickner.pdf
6.29. Click here for information about Robert McNamara's tenure as president of the World Bank.
web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/EXTARCHIVES/0,,contentMDK:20100171~pagePK:36726~piPK:36092~theSitePK:29506,00.html
6.30. Here, Harvard University provides access to several draft papers written by Alastair Iain Johnston.
www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~johnston/
6.31. Click here to read the paper " Legitimation, Foreign Policy and the Sources of Realpolitik". The paper is written by Alastair Iain Johnston and is provided by Harvard University.
www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~johnston/legitimacy.pdf
Critiques of Constructivism
6.32. Here, Joo Hyoung Ji provides "An Assessment of Hayek's Liberalism and Critique of Constructivist Rationalism". The site is hosted by Lancaster University.
www.lancs.ac.uk/postgrad/jijh1/writings/article/hayek.htm
6.33. Click here for a discussion of "The Peril and Promise of Constructivist Theory". The article is written by Paul A. Kowert and is provided by Ritsumeikan University.
www.ritsumei.ac.jp/acd/cg/ir/college/bulletin/vol13-3/13-3-12Kowert.pdf
6.34. In his essay "Waltzing Alexander: Constructing the new American ideology", Martin Shaw provides a historical-sociological critique of Alexander Wendt's social constructivism. The essay is provided by University of Sussex.
www.susx.ac.uk/Users/hafa3/wendt.htm
6.35. In the paper "Social Theory as Cartesian Science: An Auto-critique from a Quantum Perspective", Alexander Wendt answers the critics of the constructivist book Social Theory of International Politics. The paper is provided by Ohio State University.
psweb.sbs.ohio-state.edu/faculty/wendt/Auto-Critique.pdf
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