POL208Y1 Lecture : Lecture notes Oct 12

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No needed research outside the document they have. Constructivism: the essence of this is about human consciousness in international life. Focus on ideas/norms/ knowledge/culture and a tress all these elements in the making of inter. Considers that human interaction is shaped primarily by ideas and not simply by material factors. These shared beliefs construct the interests and identities of actors. It focuses on something called social facts- facts that exist only because ppl collectively believe that they exist. Ie social fact: of j it allows you of buying you something worth 20. z called a fiduciary instrument: we all trust that this little paper has some value. We all trust that everyone around us will accept this instrument. * constructivism is about the social structure of the reality. About the transformation of international politics through social fact. There is one school of international relation that well before 80s had. Origins of this theory a similar approach of constructivism.

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