Tactical Constructivism, Method, and International Relations

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Synopsis

This is a book on methods, how scholars embody them and how working

within, from or against Constructivism has shaped that use and embodiment.

A vibrant cross-section of contributors write of interdisciplinary encounters,

first interactions with the ‘discipline’ of International Relations, discuss

engagements in different techniques and tactics, and of pursuing different

methods ranging from ethnographic to computer simulations, from sociology

to philosophy and history. Presenting a range of voices, many constructivist,

some outside and even critical of Constructivism, the volume shows methods

as useful tools for approaching research and political positions in International

Relations, while also containing contingent, inexact, unexpected,

and even surprising qualities for opening further research. It gives a rich

account of how the discipline was transformed in the 1990s and early 2000s,

and how this shaped careers, positions and interactions.

It will be of interest to both students and scholars of methods and theory

in International Relations and global politics.