Constructivism in international relations

changes from an International relations’ point of view, we must look at theories such as realism, liberalism and Constructivism. Realism is a paradigm based on the assumption that politics are essentially a struggle between the power and position of countries and their interests. Realists focus on the role that great powers play in the international system.…

argues that Modern realism began in a reaction to the breakdown in the post-World War One international order. Wohlforth’s main ideology is realism and states how the rise and fall of realism has taken place, but stresses that international world events cannot weaken or destroy the realist ideology. The collapse of the great power cooperation helped emerge realism to be a dominant position in international relations. The central question presented in this article looks to seek to ask, did the…

result into tragedies like war between states and its allies. International relations or IR was created to study and understand relations among states and know the cause of conflict between states so that it could prevent war from happening. International relations try to make foreign relations better so that war may be altered. Foreign relations include trade between nations and how they interact with one another. International relations has different theories. Theories such as realism and…

Systemic change is when there is a change or shift of the dominant power/powers in an international system. It can be characterized by when hegemony moves from the main hegemonic power to another rising power, or to several other rising powers in the system. Challenges to hegemonic powers that would lead their powers to the hands of others include but are not limited to other powers becoming more economically and technologically advanced the costs of remaining a hegemonic power tend to grow…

Theoretical issues centered around the phenomenon of conflict and war seek to explain an important part of international relations. This is reinforced through Vasquez’s acknowledgement that “Despite claims that interstate war is on the wane, it is still a very serious social problem” (2012, 301). These explanations will be explored through an analysis on the concepts of the security dilemma, deterrence, and alliances. Such issues are not solely rooted in any one IR theory. Therefore, the second…

Various schools of international system theorists like Waltz and Wendt agreed that the international system is anarchic, meaning that there is no dominant authority, all states are considered sovereign and in juridical terms equal and non-existent or weak institutions. Yet, they disagree about what the definition of anarchy is, what constitutes anarchy, what about anarchy causes states to act in certain ways and if anarchy can even be overcome in a meaningful way. On the other hand, Kang and…

President-elect Trump has created a fair amount of controversy regarding his foreign policy proposals (or lack thereof, depending on who you ask). Some people have argued that Trump does not have any specific stance, and some people have argued that Trump would start a chain of events leading to the demise of humanity. However, many of his foreign policy statements might contain some merit, or some of the statements may at least contain connections to some theories and hypotheses. This paper…

components from two international relations (IR) theories to gray-zone conflicts will create a framework for U.S. strategists. Using components of realism and liberalism and combining them will provide the U.S. a policy instrument with both hard and soft power to deal with these styles of conflicts. Consequently, a third IR theory constructivism offers very little to U.S. planners to help them with a strategy for gray-zone conflicts. As some scholars suggest, constructivism is a theory of…

Jack Snyder’s One World, Rival Theories and Martha Finnemore’s Legitimacy, Hypocrisy, and the Social Structure of Unipolarity: Why Being a Unipole Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be. In Snyder’s article, the three basic international political theories, realism, liberalism, and constructivism, are explained in rough detail. Finnemore’s article, on the other hand, details unipolarity and why unipoles do not technically have an easier time even though they hold more power than other states. In…

is neoliberal institutionalism. In neoliberal institutionalism states from international institutions to forge and build cooperation to achieve absolute gains. The process of cooperation on a single-issue area will lead to cooperation in other areas and create a spillover effect that helps all involved. In the context of the refugee crisis a neoliberal institutionalism would look to create and work through an international organization to bring an end to the crisis. The United Nations High…