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Bringing together leading figures in the study of international relations, this collection explores praxis as a perspective on international politics and law. It builds on the transdisciplinary work of Friedrich Kratochwil to reveal the scope, limits and blind spots of praxis theorizing.

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Main Author: Hellmann, Gunther
Other Authors: Steffek, Jens
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2022.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
international relations.
Politique mondiale.
Relations internationales.
International law.
World politics.
International relations.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Half-title
  • Series Information
  • Praxis as a Perspective on International Polotics
  • Copyright information
  • Table of contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction: Praxis as a Perspective on International Politics
  • Situating praxis theorizing
  • Fritz Kratochwil and praxis theorizing
  • Outline of the volume
  • References
  • Part I Theorizing Praxis
  • 2 Knowing, Remembering, Showing But Still Not Seeing: Critical Praxis, Slavery and the Modern 'We'
  • Introduction
  • Knowing and Hume's silence
  • Remembering and forgetting slavery
  • Showing and seeing
  • Reconstituting the conversation
  • References
  • 3 Friedrich Kratochwil: Prophet of Doubt?
  • Introduction
  • Time, meaning and history
  • Kratochwil's Humean theology of action
  • Prophecy and doubt
  • False prophecy
  • The prophet's 'universe'/to whom does the prophet speak?
  • Conclusion: Action and meaning in our common life
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 4 Styles of Theorizing International Practice
  • Introduction
  • The new theoretical uncertainty
  • The practice turn's 'theory debate'
  • Theorizing: some basic considerations and themes
  • Styles of theorizing practice
  • Exploring some exemplars
  • Mechanism
  • Meditation
  • Method
  • Experimentation
  • Theorizing creatively
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 5 Practising Theorizing in Theorizing Praxis: Friedrich Kratochwil and Social Inquiry
  • Introduction
  • Theorizing praxis
  • Practising theorizing
  • Theorizing theorizing
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Part II Praxis and the Law
  • 6 If Not Rome or The Hague, Where? Reflections on Sanctioning and Punishing
  • Introduction
  • Kratochwil on sanctions
  • Kratochwil on punishment
  • Theory and practice: a short digression
  • Praxis and policy
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 7 Practical Constitutionalism
  • Introduction
  • Kratochwil's Aristotle
  • Aristotle's practical constitutionalism
  • Practical global constitutionalism
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 8 Rules, Institutions and Decisions: Taking Distribution Seriously
  • Introduction
  • Rules and distribution
  • Two intellectual operations
  • The distributive role of international organizations
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part III Biology, Contingency and History
  • 9 I Think, Therefore IR? Psychology, Biology and the Notion of Praxis
  • Introduction
  • The psychology of feelings, cognition and behaviour
  • Evolutionary legacy
  • From culture to cognition
  • Behavioural genetics
  • Cultural epigenetics?
  • Practising praxis
  • Psychobiology of praxis
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 10 Practice, Intersubjectivity and the Problem of Contingency
  • Introduction
  • On the problem of cooperation in game theory and beyond
  • Contingency and the logic of social facts
  • A Humean approach to uncertainty? Institutions as discovery process
  • Conclusion
  • References

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