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Drawing upon philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a theory of the international system as a social construction. Alexander Wendt clarifies the central claims of the constructivist approach, presenting a structural and idealist worldview which contrasts with the individualism and materialism which underpins much mainstream international relations theory. He builds a cultural theory of international politics, which takes whether states view each other as enemies, rivals or friends as a fundamental determinant. Wendt characterises these roles as 'cultures of anarchy', described as Hobbesian, Lockean and Kantian respectively. These cultures are shared ideas which help shape state interests and capabilities, and generate tendencies in the international system. The book describes four factors which can drive structural change from one culture to another - interdependence, common fate, homogenization, and self-restraint - and examines the effects of capitalism and democracy in the emergence of a Kantian culture in the West.
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Drawing on philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a cultural theory of international politics that contrasts with the realist mainstream. Wendt argues that states can view each other as enemies, rivals, or friends. He characterizes these roles as "cultures of anarchy," which are shared ideas that help shape states' interests and capabilities. These cultures can change over time as ideas change. Wendt thus argues that the nature of international politics is not fixed, and that the international system is not condemned to conflict and war.
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本書はコンストラクティヴィズムの文献として最も受け容れられたものの一つとなっているようですが、本書が理論としてどれほど成功しているかはかなり疑わしいものがあるように思われます。従来の国際関係論の基礎となっている考え方に対して、基本的な面で異なるような現代の哲学・社会学を多く参照してはいますが、実際には両者の間を行き交おうとして、両者を折衷したというより同じところに詰め込んだという感じで、レヴュアーの能力不足もあるのでしょうが、結局は従来的な理論の延長にあるようで、時々それを超えている面もあるようなよく分からないことになっているという印象です。
また、仮にそうした点を許容するとしても、理論の具体的な仕組み自体、扱われているアイデンティティーなどの要素が理論メカニズムの中でどう作用しているのかは不明確です。おそらく本書は、この枠組み自体を具体的な分析に適用していくよりも、批判的に検討していくべきものではないかと思います。その点では、本書は量的な面から見て豊富な材料を提供しており、出発点・批判対象として意味を持つでしょうし、また、何にしても、国際関係論の中でこうした哲学的な書をある程度普及させたことには意義があるかもしれません。
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So this is what Professor Wendt had been up to...
2000/2/14
形式:ペーパーバック
Judging by the titles that overlap purchases of this book, it would appear that most readers thus far have been of the sympathetic variety.
If so, it is a shame. This book deserves a wide audience. Wendt engages competing approaches with a rare sincerity. Arguing with what may be called frightening rigor, Wendt endeavors to carve a "via media" between the (falsely posed) choices of rationalism and constructivism.
The extent to which he succeeds will largely be played out in ongoing debate. And this book certainly seems designed to provoke it. Wendt's defense of scientific realism - "I am a positivist" - will not sit well with some.
Therein lies its greatest potential contribution: rescuing constructivism from itself. Students with substantive interests in, for example, environmental politics have long been wary of "ideas all the way down" approaches to International Politics. At least this student feels that it gives the lie to "radical" constructivism.
In brief summary, those who suspect that there may be a place in IR theory for both constitutive and causal understanding will find this text to be a powerful ally.
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Social Theory and the Challenge to Neo-Realism
2011/4/21
形式:ペーパーバック
In this highly contentious book, Professor Wendt spells out the ontological foundations for his (thin) Constructivism. In doing so, Wendt provides some fundamental critiques of the Neo-Realist monopoly on international relations theory. Wendt espouses a holist/ideational view of the international structure in which effects of the system can't be reduced to its individual parts and ideas matter just as much, if not more than material forces. In conceding some important points to Neo-Realist theory, such as material forces being independent entities at some level and having causal effects, Wendt tries to find the "middle ground" in international relations theory. The book can be difficult to follow at some points, especially if you are not well read in sociology and social theory, but important arguments and ideas can be taken away from reading it without being an expert in the aforementioned fields. Despite some legitimate criticisms of Wendt, such as the questioning of his commitment to scientific realism, and some not so legitimate criticisms (see 1 star review on Amazon), this book is one of the most important and influential books on international relations theory ever written. I highly recommend it for anyone with a serious interest in IR theory and for those looking to gain an understanding of the Constructivist school of thought.
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A bold synthesis of constructivism & realism in IR
2001/3/22
形式:ペーパーバック
Alexander Wendt makes an extremely well written attempt to find common ground amongst various approaches to international relations. The first four chapters alone are worth the price of the book. While at first glance the book may seem to be of interest only to academics, his methods do bear quite interesting consequences for the way we can all view global politics. By encouraging us to think more clearly about causal and constitutive questions, readers of this book will find it of continuing relevance in understanding the way politicians, CEO's and NGO's contest and negotiate in various institutional forums over issues of critical importance. The only drawback of the book is that it does reinforce the bias, common in IR circles, of remaining silent about the extreme malleability between "politics" and "the economy". This is where constructivism comes into it's own against the stronger strands of positivist realism. That Wendt discusses corporate agency without discussing actual corporations, or more importantly, the constitutive features and problems of capitalism as a form of institutionalized power that constantly challenges the current contours of "the state" and at the same time shapes the ideational realm he scrutinizes, is, perhaps, the only drawback of this otherwise fine book.
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