POL208Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Fact, Fiduciary
16 Apr 2014
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15/10/2013 constructivism: constructivist approach to key aspects, origins, language. Putting human consciousness at the centre of ir. Central role of collectively and understandings of human life. Human interaction is shaped primarily by ideas, ideational factors- not simply by material. Ir: the end of the cold war; emerged in the early. 90;s- the classic ir approach failed to explain the end of the cw. The realist has an understanding of what anarchy is all about. Structure of anarchy; changes in behaviour are a product of the units involved; not anarchy itself. Not about german power or absence of soviet constraint- more about german understanding of power. Constructivist can more easily understand evolution; what is becoming a reality. Focus on rise and fall of collective understanding. Nuclear weapons- constructivist will look at the collectively held understanding about nuclear weapons; accepted by some, refused by others- collectively held understanding: china can"t have them, france can: key concept.
