POL208Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Performativity, Empiricism
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Week 6 critical theories (post) modern and critical theories. Post-structuralism: the study of power and language which are essential in ascribing meaning to world. Post-modernism: identity does not have an objective existence, but is a subjective position produced through performativity critique: difficult to apply social scientific principles to it examples: feminist ir theories; Social classes the most important actors classes act in own material interest. Critique: has failed to predict collapse of communism, weakness of ideological bonds between countries in conflict, allure of free markets. Examines roles of male-dominated discourse and concepts of gender in international politics. Gender is also constructed by ideas (which are mutually constructed by global politics), often marginalizing women.