The Theory of International Relations at the Crossroads: Between the Third and the Fourth Debate
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https://doi.org/10.14422/cir.i16.y2019.002Keywords:
international relations, theoretical debates, scientific program, constructivism, sociological internationalismAbstract
The third theoretical debate in international relations among the positivists, especially the neo-realists, and the critical post-positivist authors, tried to be overcome by constructivism. However, in this debate the contributions of the scientific program and sociological internationalism were ignored, which have demonstrated a greater methodological rigor and an explanatory breadth of the dominant themes in international society. For this reason, the need arises to open the fourth debate to ensure that this science continues to be progressive, thus avoiding the risk of its irrelevance in the long term.Downloads
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