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ID176027
Title ProperPragmatist defence of rationalism
Other Title InformationTowards a cognitive frames–based methodology in International Relations
LanguageENG
AuthorSelg, Peeter ;  Klasche, Benjamin
Summary / Abstract (Note)The endeavour to explain and predict international affairs is getting harder since it is ever more widely accepted that heterogeneous and fluid actors are making international politics. Positivists of various types have dominated the discussion on knowledge creation in the discipline of International Relations (IR), but the increasing acceptance of the dynamic character of international politics has led to the support and use of constructivist, post-Western or feminist approaches. There has also been an uptick in methodological discussions on these critical, non-positivist approaches. This article contributes to these debates by offering the first steps towards a cognitive frames–based methodology for IR. With a pragmatist ontology as its foundation, the approach re-sets the focus of analysis to the rationality of the international actors. The article, offers an initial description, by relying on illustrative examples, of the creation, the reach, durability and the organisational structure of cognitive frames in the global arena.
`In' analytical NoteInternational Relations Vol. 34, No.4; Dec 2020: p.544-564
Journal SourceInternational Relations Vol: 34 No 4
Key WordsPragmatism ;  Rationality ;  Rationalities ;  European Migrant Crisis ;  Cognitive Frames ;  IR Methodology


 
 
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