POL208Y1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Joseph Nye, Robert A. Dahl, Only Time
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Must international studies be a science? , patrick thaddeus jackson. According to wendt a majority of the aspects discussed in ir are socially constructed. He simplifies this concept into two parts: 1) our knowledge and understanding of thing are determined primarily by shared ideas rather than material forces, this means that a lot of our understanding is relative to our norms. 2) the identities and interests of actors are also determined by these norms. Would we stop ourselves from doing something if it is not appropriate to do, or if it is socially thought to be a wrong action. Would we refrain from pursuing an action because of the consequences apposed on to the them. Rationalism is largely about agent at the micro level. State"s and their pursuit of profit maximization are at the core of this school of thought. In rationalism they often focus on how states perceive each other"s actions and choices.
