| ID | 106926 |
| Title Proper | Reclaiming the vision thing |
| Other Title Information | constructivists as students of the future |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Berenskoetter, Felix |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article argues that constructivists committed to reflexivity should be students of the future. It notes that both conventional and critical approaches do not sufficiently engage with the problem of future uncertainty in the process of identity formation and neglect its behavioural implications. Against this backdrop, the article regrounds constructivism in a temporal ontology and the argument that humans, in the face of contingency, seek to establish visions of a meaningful future. It discusses how visions, as utopias and/or dystopias, define possibilities of being and thereby provide actors with a sense of direction, and it differentiates between "robust" and "creative" visions to highlight two ways in which such possibilities are manifested. In doing so, the article encourages constructivists to become more attentive in identifying the visions which enable and bind creative agents in the process of realization. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 55, No. 3; Sep 2011: p647-668 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 55, No. 3; Sep 2011: p647-668 |
| Key Words | Identity Formation ; Ontology ; Temporal Ontology ; Critical Sensitivities |