Maja Zehfuss critiques constructivist theories of international relations and finds them wanting and even politically dangerous. Zehfuss uses Germany's first shift toward using its military abroad after the end of the Cold War to illustrate why constructivism does not work and how it leads to particular analytical outcomes and forecloses others. She argues that scholars are limiting their abilities to act responsibly in international relations by looking towards constructivism as the future.
Language
English
Pages
312
Format
Paperback
Release
January 01, 1998
ISBN 13
9780521894661
Constructivism in International Relations: The Politics of Reality
Maja Zehfuss critiques constructivist theories of international relations and finds them wanting and even politically dangerous. Zehfuss uses Germany's first shift toward using its military abroad after the end of the Cold War to illustrate why constructivism does not work and how it leads to particular analytical outcomes and forecloses others. She argues that scholars are limiting their abilities to act responsibly in international relations by looking towards constructivism as the future.