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Constructivist approaches have assumed a central role in international relations theory over the past two decades, and yet theory and research on international negotiations has paid relatively little direct attention to the implications of these developments. Several factors may account for this tendency. First, most research on negotiations has attended to assume that the individual is the relevant actor in international politics, and structures or holistic influences have been seen as having a marginal influence at best, thereby leading many negotiation theorists to reject the social component of social constructivism. Second, there has been a strong emphasis on positivist methods in negotiation research, borrowing especially from experimental social psychology, thereby focusing on explanation through an analysis of causal mechanisms rather than of understanding or constituitive relationships. This paper seeks to explore some of the implications of the constructivist turn in international relations theory for the analysis of international negotiations, not as a replacement but as a complement to many elements of the positivist, rationalist research program. In this regard, the central role of discourse analysis in constructivist work opens up potentially interesting avenues for the analysis of argumentation and persuasion in international negotiations. Indeed, by exploring these concepts further, we may discover that this constructivist turn is not as radical as many have presumed, but in many ways returns us to some of the foundational ideas that underlie almost all work of the past half century on international negotiations. |
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Name: International Studies Association 48th Annual Convention
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| Hopmann, P. Terrence. "The Relevance of the "Constructivist Turn" in IR Theory for International Negotiation Theory" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association 48th Annual Convention, Hilton Chicago, CHICAGO, IL, USA, Feb 28, 2007 <Not Available>. 2008-10-09 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p180629_index.html> |
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| Hopmann, P. , 2007-02-28 "The Relevance of the "Constructivist Turn" in IR Theory for International Negotiation Theory" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association 48th Annual Convention, Hilton Chicago, CHICAGO, IL, USA Online <PDF>. 2008-10-09 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p180629_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Constructivist approaches have assumed a central role in international relations theory over the past two decades, and yet theory and research on international negotiations has paid relatively little direct attention to the implications of these developments. Several factors may account for this tendency. First, most research on negotiations has attended to assume that the individual is the relevant actor in international politics, and structures or holistic influences have been seen as having a marginal influence at best, thereby leading many negotiation theorists to reject the social component of social constructivism. Second, there has been a strong emphasis on positivist methods in negotiation research, borrowing especially from experimental social psychology, thereby focusing on explanation through an analysis of causal mechanisms rather than of understanding or constituitive relationships. This paper seeks to explore some of the implications of the constructivist turn in international relations theory for the analysis of international negotiations, not as a replacement but as a complement to many elements of the positivist, rationalist research program. In this regard, the central role of discourse analysis in constructivist work opens up potentially interesting avenues for the analysis of argumentation and persuasion in international negotiations. Indeed, by exploring these concepts further, we may discover that this constructivist turn is not as radical as many have presumed, but in many ways returns us to some of the foundational ideas that underlie almost all work of the past half century on international negotiations. |
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| P. Terrence Hopmann Department of Political Science Brown University Paper proposal for 2007 ISA Convention Chicago âThe Relevance of the âConstructivist Turnâ in IR Theory for International Negotiation Theoryâ Abstract Constructivist approaches have assumed a central role in IR theory over the past two decades and yet theory and research on international negotiation has thus far paid relatively little attention to the implications of these developments for our field of research in international relations namely international negotiations. Several factors |
| for the analysis of international negotiations not as a replacement but as a complement to many elements of the positivist rationalist research program. In this regard the central role of discourse analysis in constructivist work opens up potentially interesting avenues for the analysis of argumentation and persuasion in international negotiations. Indeed when we explore these concepts further we may also realize that this constructivist âturnâ is not as radical as many may have presumed but in many ways returns |
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