Soc Sci 311: Constructivism

Constructivists tend to stress the importance of states'...

• history

• involvement in international organizations

• assumed military power

• people, groups, and cultural factors

Statements and shared meanings that shape perception and reality is called _____ by constructivists.

• personal beliefs
• scientific facts
• political ideologies
• discursive power

Completion of the norm "lifecycle" process is...

• inevitable

• not inevitable

• impossible

__________ are critical for norm emergence because they call attention to issues.

• Professional lawyers

• Military commanders

• Norm entrepreneurs

• Norm imitators

According to constructivists, the defining characteristic of the international system is:

• anarchy

• complexity

• diversity

• socially constructed