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A Choice Outstanding Academic Book 2000. Develops a theory of the international system as a social constuction.
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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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements xiii
Four sociologies of international politics 1 (46)
Part I Social theory
Scientific realism and social kinds 47 (45)
``Ideas all the way down?'': on the 92 (47)
constitution of power and interest
Structure, agency, and culture 139 (54)
Part II International politics
The state and the problem of corporate agency 193 (53)
Three cultures of anarchy 246 (67)
Process and structural change 313 (57)
Conclusion 370 (9)
Bibliography 379 (41)
Index 420