Constructivism in international relations

Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivism are all three important theories in the world of International Relations and while there are many differences between the three perspectives, there is still one main similarity. Realism and Liberalism are well-known theories, while Constructivism happens to fall into the category of alternative views. Anarchy is a condition of International Relations that requires states to rely on their own power(Shiraev and Zubok.41). Each theory provides strong…

What would happen to international politics if zombies rose from the dead and began their brain eating festival? Daniel Drezner’s ground-breaking book answers the question that other international relations scholars have been too scared to ask. Addressing issues after careful analysis, Drezner looks at how well-known IR theories might be applied to a war with zombies. Exploring popular zombie films, songs, and books, Drezner predicts realistic scenarios for the political stage in the face of a…

Liberalism and Constructivism and how they help Us Address Europe’s Refugee Crisis and other Humanitarian Crisis Syrian refugees, among refugees from other conflict areas, continue to pour into European countries at a level which has been the biggest driver labeling this mass migration as a crisis for the continent. Because of the crisis, the EU is seen as a divided international organization as it tries to countries struggles to cope with the large influx of refugees. Three schools of…

Joseph Lemoine Professor Farrell Intro. to International Politics 10-9-2014 Memorandum: Realism, Constructivism, and Russian Aggression Overview: In recent months, Russia has invaded Ukraine and annexed the Crimean Peninsula. There are a variety of reasons as to why Russia took such bold actions in Ukraine, but the situation can best be interpreted through use the use of realism and constructivism. Although each of these theories will lead to different explanations and policy changes, it is…

differently to other states. How can an anarchic international society allow such behaviour? According to Alexander Wendt, argues that anarchy is a political concept that states manipulates to their political perspective. Therefore, it is the purpose of this essay to discuss and demonstrate how anarchy is perceived, the effects it has on realist and liberalist states behaviour. In order to understand Wendt's position, the political theory of Social Constructivism (SC) will be used to give…

International relations, like most things in the political arena, is influenced by ideology which is at the root of the competing impulses driving U.S. foreign policy, internationalism and unilateralism (Kaufman, 2014). The decisions political leaders make are often influenced by their preconceptions about how the world works. These preconceptions are often created from theories. In his “One World, Rival Theories”, Jack Snyder makes the case that out of the three dominant theories guiding…

stronger military and borders. The interview focus on the topics of immigration or refugees and the European Union to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to domestic and international relations importance of trade and military. These different topics can be analyzed through international relation theories of realism, constructivism, and liberalism.…

stronger military and borders. The interview, focuses on the topics of immigration or refugees and the European Union (EU) to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) finally domestic and international relations importance of trade and military. These different topics can be analyzed through international relation theories of realism,…

theories such as realism, constructivism, liberalism, and national security are explain and then certain concepts are proven either wrong or the biases that match with these certain theories are found to be not entirely correct and how they relate to international relationships. In Snyder’s One World, Rival Theories he first starts off by explaining how the September 11th attack has put a greater emphasis on national security. This also goes on to introduce realism, constructivism, and…

The film, The Fog of War, is about a life experience of Robert McNamara who is a former Secretary of Defense, President of Ford Motor Company , and President of World Bank. McNamara reflects back on his life and shares 11 lessons he had learned as he lived and served during one of the most dark times of human history. He aims to show McNamara describes the event of Cuban Missile Crisis to demonstrate how opposing nations can come to an agreement without resorting to a war that could…