Constructivism In International Relations Today

The Value Of Ideas

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https://doi.org/10.18172/redur.6533

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Constructivism. International Relations. Durkheim. Onuf. Wendt. Importance of ideas.

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Understanding the facts and understanding the actors in the field of International Relations is not always a simple task. Quoting Valencia-Restrepo, «The subject has not created beauty, but has endowed it with a meaning or sense for him.» Something similar happens when we consider the attitudes of states or even the concrete facts themselves. The interpretation, the meaning of what happens in the world through ideas, especially if they are massively shared, are also part of international reality and have a transformative potential that has been studied by constructivism. This work takes constructivist approaches into consideration and relates them to different current international situations.

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2025-10-17

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Olivar Julián, José Manuel. 2025. “Constructivism In International Relations Today: The Value Of Ideas”. Revista Electrónica De Derecho De La Universidad De La Rioja (REDUR), no. 00 (October). https://doi.org/10.18172/redur.6533.

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