Maren Hofius
Biographic Data
| ID | 4096977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maren Hofius |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maren |
| FAMILY NAME | Hofius |
| SIGNATURE | HOFIUS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universität Hamburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7954-876X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Forum: Gender, race, colonialism, and international practice theory
International practice theory (IPT) is now firmly established as a key theoretical and methodological framework for International Relations (IR), offering novel ways to address the oversight around the ‘everyday’ in global politics. Yet, the presumed novelty of such an approach is surprising to feminist, race, and postcolonial IR scholars who have thought deeply about the problem of the everyday. Surprisingly, these approaches have been footnotes…
A feminist-pragmatist extension of Jason Ralph’s “On Global Learning
In this forum contribution, I suggest extending Jason Ralph’s pragmatic constructivism towards a more inclusive and ethically strong robust feminist-pragmatist perspective. While I value Ralph’s integration of classical pragmatism into constructivist IR theory – particularly his emphasis on lived experience and normative evaluation – I argue that his framework can be strengthened by incorporating feminist care ethics and grounded normative theory…
Boundary work and the (un)making of global cooperation: Mapping the Terrain
While borders are on the rise in both political practice and academic research, more mundane practices of boundary work continue to make, remake and unmake transnational knowledges, spaces and identities. In this special section, we argue that global politics unfolds through boundary work, an understudied but highly effective set of ordering practices that shape the conditions for and dynamics of global (non-)cooperation. We leverage recent innov…
On global learning: Pragmatic constructivism, international practice and the challenge of global governance
Second, the book's evidence appears somewhat lacking in strength and depth.Concerns arise from serious misrepresentations of key historical cases, notably Japan's actions from 1937 to 1941.The portrayal of Japan as acting with 'restraint' and reacting to external aggression contradicts mainstream historiography, rich in evidence from events like the Mukden incident (1931) and the Marco Polo Bridge incident (1937).While the book suggests that the …
Global Ordering and the Interaction of Communities of Practice: A Framework for Analysis
Several new frameworks for the study of the differentiation of and relations between global orders have recently been introduced to International Relations. This article demonstrates how the communities of practice (COP) framework provides complementary as well as novel answers to processes of global ordering. COP theory has become a thriving research framework and has led to substantial innovative work on the internal logics of international ins…
Diplomats on the Frontlines: Knowing and Ordering in Crisis
How do diplomatic practices change under crisis conditions? To explore the possible effects of crisis on diplomatic standards of competence, the article zooms in on the modes of knowledge production of frontline diplomats in crisis. An illustrative case study of European Union (EU) diplomatic practice in Ukraine during the Euromaidan revolution reveals two different modes of knowledge production among members of the local EU diplomatic ‘community…
Towards a ‘theory of the gap’: Addressing the relationship between practice and theory
In their ground-breaking philosophical investigation of the ‘practice turn’ Lechner and Frost prompt a standpoint debate in international relations theory, which touches upon the relationship between practice theory and its subject matter. Lechner and Frost decidedly opt for an internal standpoint, which promises to understand a social practice in terms of the meaning-in-use of its participants. This article argues that the internalist promise wi…
Community at the border or the boundaries of community? The case of EU field diplomats
This article contributes to the communities of practice (CoP) literature by focusing on the neglected role of the boundary in constructing community. It takes issue with advocates of International Relations’ (IR) most recent ‘practice turn’ who have overrated inclusive practices of linking to the detriment of taking account of exclusive practices of demarcation. A conceptual turn to the boundary, understood as a ‘site of difference’, highlights h…
Community at the border or the boundaries of community? The case of EU field diplomats
This article contributes to the communities of practice (CoP) literature by focusing on the neglected role of the boundary in constructing community. It takes issue with advocates of International Relations’ (IR) most recent ‘practice turn’ who have overrated inclusive practices of linking to the detriment of taking account of exclusive practices of demarcation. A conceptual turn to the boundary, understood as a ‘site of difference’, highlights h…
Global Ordering and the Interaction of Communities of Practice: A Framework for Analysis
Several new frameworks for the study of the differentiation of and relations between global orders have recently been introduced to International Relations. This article demonstrates how the communities of practice (COP) framework provides complementary as well as novel answers to processes of global ordering. COP theory has become a thriving research framework and has led to substantial innovative work on the internal logics of international ins…
Diplomats on the Frontlines: Knowing and Ordering in Crisis
How do diplomatic practices change under crisis conditions? To explore the possible effects of crisis on diplomatic standards of competence, the article zooms in on the modes of knowledge production of frontline diplomats in crisis. An illustrative case study of European Union (EU) diplomatic practice in Ukraine during the Euromaidan revolution reveals two different modes of knowledge production among members of the local EU diplomatic ‘community…
Boundary work and the (un)making of global cooperation: Mapping the Terrain
While borders are on the rise in both political practice and academic research, more mundane practices of boundary work continue to make, remake and unmake transnational knowledges, spaces and identities. In this special section, we argue that global politics unfolds through boundary work, an understudied but highly effective set of ordering practices that shape the conditions for and dynamics of global (non-)cooperation. We leverage recent innov…
Community at the border or the boundaries of community? The case of EU field diplomats
This article contributes to the communities of practice (CoP) literature by focusing on the neglected role of the boundary in constructing community. It takes issue with advocates of International Relations’ (IR) most recent ‘practice turn’ who have overrated inclusive practices of linking to the detriment of taking account of exclusive practices of demarcation. A conceptual turn to the boundary, understood as a ‘site of difference’, highlights h…
Towards a ‘theory of the gap’: Addressing the relationship between practice and theory
In their ground-breaking philosophical investigation of the ‘practice turn’ Lechner and Frost prompt a standpoint debate in international relations theory, which touches upon the relationship between practice theory and its subject matter. Lechner and Frost decidedly opt for an internal standpoint, which promises to understand a social practice in terms of the meaning-in-use of its participants. This article argues that the internalist promise wi…
Diplomats on the Frontlines: Knowing and Ordering in Crisis
How do diplomatic practices change under crisis conditions? To explore the possible effects of crisis on diplomatic standards of competence, the article zooms in on the modes of knowledge production of frontline diplomats in crisis. An illustrative case study of European Union (EU) diplomatic practice in Ukraine during the Euromaidan revolution reveals two different modes of knowledge production among members of the local EU diplomatic ‘community…
On global learning: Pragmatic constructivism, international practice and the challenge of global governance
Second, the book's evidence appears somewhat lacking in strength and depth.Concerns arise from serious misrepresentations of key historical cases, notably Japan's actions from 1937 to 1941.The portrayal of Japan as acting with 'restraint' and reacting to external aggression contradicts mainstream historiography, rich in evidence from events like the Mukden incident (1931) and the Marco Polo Bridge incident (1937).While the book suggests that the …
Global Ordering and the Interaction of Communities of Practice: A Framework for Analysis
Several new frameworks for the study of the differentiation of and relations between global orders have recently been introduced to International Relations. This article demonstrates how the communities of practice (COP) framework provides complementary as well as novel answers to processes of global ordering. COP theory has become a thriving research framework and has led to substantial innovative work on the internal logics of international ins…
Boundary work and the (un)making of global cooperation: Mapping the Terrain
While borders are on the rise in both political practice and academic research, more mundane practices of boundary work continue to make, remake and unmake transnational knowledges, spaces and identities. In this special section, we argue that global politics unfolds through boundary work, an understudied but highly effective set of ordering practices that shape the conditions for and dynamics of global (non-)cooperation. We leverage recent innov…
Forum: Gender, race, colonialism, and international practice theory
International practice theory (IPT) is now firmly established as a key theoretical and methodological framework for International Relations (IR), offering novel ways to address the oversight around the ‘everyday’ in global politics. Yet, the presumed novelty of such an approach is surprising to feminist, race, and postcolonial IR scholars who have thought deeply about the problem of the everyday. Surprisingly, these approaches have been footnotes…
A feminist-pragmatist extension of Jason Ralph’s “On Global Learning
In this forum contribution, I suggest extending Jason Ralph’s pragmatic constructivism towards a more inclusive and ethically strong robust feminist-pragmatist perspective. While I value Ralph’s integration of classical pragmatism into constructivist IR theory – particularly his emphasis on lived experience and normative evaluation – I argue that his framework can be strengthened by incorporating feminist care ethics and grounded normative theory…
Sociology (4 works) · International relations (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · European union (2 works) · Foregrounding (2 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (2 works) · Gender, Security, and Conflict (2 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (2 works)