Strategies for Research in Constructivist International Relations

Download or read book Strategies for Research in Constructivist International Relations written by Audie Klotz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.