POLI 381 Chapter 6 - IPE

POLI 381 Fall 2023
Dakoda Trithara
PhD candidate
Department of Political Science, University of Calgary
October 23-27, 2023

Learning Objectives
• To understand the constructivist approach to studying IR
• To identify constructivist arguments about global politics
• To differentiate constructivist scholarship from traditional IR
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Overview
• What is social constructivism?
• Cultures of anarchy
• The constructivist view on power
• International norms and their life cycle
• Securitization theory
• Review: Conceptions of the International System
• Wrap Up
• Discussion Questions
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