Constructing a complex world
The frontiers of international relations theory and foreign policy‐making
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6233256 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew J Hoffmann, Matthew Hoffmann (0000-0002-9325-4186, University of Delaware, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 37-57 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02185370308434226 |
| OpenAlex | W2080737188 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 37 |
The relevance of international relations theory hinges on the ability of theorists to predict, or at least understand the seminal events of any era. Unfortunately, the vast majority of international relations theorists were overwhelmingly surprised by the end of the Cold War and the discipline's response to 9/11 has also been characterised by significant confusion. The international relations discipline has had a difficult time providing concepts and frameworks that facilitate understanding or even addressing the discontinuous and non‐linear change that rare events like the end of the Cold War and the terrorist attacks of 9/11 potentially engender. However, even given this failing, the correct concern is not if theory is relevant, but which theory is relevant. Policy‐makers need to look to the frontiers of international relations theory for approaches that embrace dynamism and change — social constructivism and complexity theory
Cold war · Confusion · Constructivism (international relations · Dynamism · Economics · Epistemology · Foreign policy · International relations · International relations theory · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Relevance (law · Sociology · Terrorism · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology
The development of thought
Turbulence in World Politics
Growing Artificial Societies
Analogies at War
Emergent Actors in World Politics
System Effects
The Complexity of Cooperation: Agent-Based Models of Competition and Collaboration
Emergence From Chaos to Order
Zipf Distribution of U.S. Firm Sizes
Bridging the gap
Along the Domestic-Foreign Frontier
Social Theory of International Politics
Biology and knowledge
International Relations Theory and the End of the Cold War
Neorealism and its critics
Why Comply? Social Learning and European Identity Change
Scripts, plans, goals, and understanding
The Constructive Turn in International Relations Theory
The Science of Political Science
Why Do Societies Collapse
International Norm Dynamics and Political Change
Anarchy is what states make of it
Self-Organized Criticality
God Gave Physics the Easy Problems
Seizing the Middle Ground
Signals, Signposts and Symptoms
Continuity and Transformation in the World Polity
Modeling the Size of Wars
The Sociological Study of Social Change
Is Anyone Listening? International Relations Theory and the Problem of Policy Relevance
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |