Communitarian International Relations: The Epistemic Foundations of International Relations
Routledge (2005)
| Abstract | In Emanuel Adler's distinctive constructivist approach to international relations theory, international practices evolve in tandem with collective knowledge of the material and social worlds. This book - comprising a selection of his journal publications, a new introduction and three previously unpublished articles - points IR constructivism in a novel direction, characterized as 'communitarian'. Adler's synthesis does not herald the end of the nation-state; nor does it suggest that agency is unimportant in international life. Rather, it argues that what mediates between individual and state agency and social structures are communities of practice, which are the wellspring and repositories of collective meanings and social practices. The concept of communities of practice casts new light on epistemic communities and security communities, helping to explain why certain ideas congeal into human practices and others do not, and which social mechanisms can facilitate the emergence of normatively better communities. | |||||||||
| Keywords | International relations Communitarianism Constructivism (Philosophy | |||||||||
| Categories | ||||||||||
| Buy the book | $39.22 new (19% off) $47.95 direct from Amazon Amazon page | |||||||||
| Call number | JZ1318.A33 2005 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0415335914 0415335906 9780415335911 | |||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
Download options| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,672 |
| External links |
  Try with proxy. |
| Through your library | Configure |
Similar books and articlesA. Nuri Yurdusev (2003). International Relations and the Philosophy of History: A Civilizational Approach. Palgrave Macmillan.
Hartmut Behr (2010). A History of International Political Theory: Ontologies of the International. Palgrave Macmillan.
Molly Cochran (1999). Normative Theory in International Relations: A Pragmatic Approach. Cambridge University Press.
Robert H. Jackson (2007). Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches. Oxford University Press.
Andrew Hurrell (2007). On Global Order: Power, Values, and the Constitution of International Society. Oxford University Press.
Robert H. Jackson (1999). Introduction to International Relations. Oxford University Press.
Maja Zehfuss (2002). Constructivism in International Relations: The Politics of Reality. Cambridge University Press.
Analytics
Monthly downloads |
Added to index2009-01-28Total downloads33 ( #36,536 of 549,069 )Recent downloads (6 months)1 ( #63,185 of 549,069 )How can I increase my downloads? |
My notes
Discussion
