Praxis

On Acting and Knowing

AvFriedrich Kratochwil

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

Praxis investigates both the existing practices of international politics and relations during and after the Cold War, and the issue of whether problems of praxis (individual and collective choices) can be subjected to a 'theoretical treatment'. The book comes in two parts: the first deals with the constitution of international relations and the role of theoretical norms in guiding decisions, in areas such as sanctions, the punishment of international crimes, governance and 'constitutional' concern, the second is devoted to 'theory building'. While a 'theorization' of praxis has often been attempted, Kratochwil argues that such endeavours do not attend to certain important elements characteristic of practical choices. Praxis presents a shift from the accepted international relations standard of theorizing, by arguing for the analysis of policy decisions made in non-ideal conditions within a broader framework of practical choices, emphasizing both historicity and contingency.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-11-03
Mått:150 x 228 x 28 mm
Vikt:820 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:554
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781108457385

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Internationella relationer inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Friedrich Kratochwil has taught at the universities of Maryland, Columbia, Denver and Pennsylvania, prior to becoming chair of international relations at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich and later at the European University Institute, Florence (2003–11). He was editor of the European Journal of International Relations and has served as a member of the editorial boards for several leading European, American and Asian journals. He is the author of Rules, Norms and Decisions (Cambridge, 1989), The Puzzles of Politics (2011), and The Status of Law in World Society (Cambridge, 2014).

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'This is the most compelling defence of a 'thick' constructivist approach to social, political, legal and international theory since the classic works by Kratochwil himself and Nicholas Onuf in the 1980s - but it is much more than that. Complex, challenging, very demanding but immensely rewarding, Friedrich Kratochwil's account of Praxis illuminates all aspects of an approach to social life that focuses on action, norms and ideas. This is a book that demands to be read and reread, a genuine classic.' Chris Brown, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword; 1. Constructivism and the practices of (international) politics: the case for a humean approach; 2. Constituting; 3. Changing; 4. Showing; 5. Guiding; 6. Sanctioning; 7. Punishing; 8. Remembering and forgetting; 9. Knowing and doubting; 10. Acting; 11. Judging and communicating.