lunes, 15 de agosto de 2016

GAIC: Constructivism (August 16)

Recommended content:

1. "Theory in Action: Constructivism"


2. "Imagine a world where being gay is the norm and being straight is the minority" (2013)



3. Pages 74-80 of the textbook.

4.
Key actors
As many as society creates: States, organizations, individuals, ideas, etc.
View of the Individual
Role determined by social construction. Some better positioned for change than others.
View of the state
View of the international system
Socially constructed, dynamic anarchy.
Beliefs about change
Determined by the development of ideas, interactions, and statements. Longer time scale. Somewhat arbitrary.
Major theorists
Durkheim, Weber, Wendt
Power
Socially constructed, with changing patterns from state to state

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