A reconstruction of constructivism in international relations

被引:228
作者
Guzzini, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Cent European Univ, Budapest, Hungary
关键词
constructivism; international relations theory; metatheory; double hermeneutics; intersubjectivity; power; reflexivity;
D O I
10.1177/1354066100006002001
中图分类号
D81 [国际关系];
学科分类号
030207 ;
摘要
In order to avoid both theoretically eclectic and redundant approaches to constructivism, this article proposes one possible and coherent reconstruction of constructivism understood as a reflexive meta-theory. This reconstruction starts by taking seriously the double sociological and interpretivist turn of the social sciences. Based on 'double hermeneutics', constructivism is perhaps best understood by distinguishing its position on the level of observation the level of action proper, and the relationship between these two levels. On the basis of this distinction, the article argues that constructivism is epistemologically about the social construction of knowledge and ontologically about the construction of social reality. It furthermore asks us to combine a social theory of knowledge with an intersubjective, not an individualist, theory of action. Finally, the analysis of power is central to understanding the reflexive link between the two levels of observation and action. The argument is embedded in a contextualization where constructivism is seen as inspired by 'reflexive modernity', as well as more directly by the end of the Cold War.
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页码:147 / 182
页数:36
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