Category International studies

Social Constructivism: A Profound Challenge to Neo-realism and Neo-liberalism in International Relations Theory

Social Constructivism: A Profound Challenge to Neo-realism and Neo-liberalism in International Relations Theory

The emergence of social constructivism in the field of International Relations (IR) has posed significant epistemological, ontological, and normative challenges to the dominant paradigms of neo-realism and neo-liberalism. This article examines how constructivism fundamentally challenges key assumptions of these rationalist…

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