Identity-Role Relationship in Intetrnational Relations and Foreign Policy: Ontology, Epistemology and Methodology
The aim of this article is to enable a comprehensive insight into key theoretical debates on the relationship between identities and roles in International Relations (IR) and Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA), with a particular focus on theoretical approaches of social constructivism and foreign policy...
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Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, Serbia, and Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb
2023-01-01
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| description | The aim of this article is to enable a comprehensive insight into key theoretical debates on the relationship between identities and roles in International Relations (IR) and Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA), with a particular focus on theoretical approaches of social constructivism and foreign policy role theory. Given the lack of interest in this research approach the post-Yugoslav IR literature, I systematize ontological, epistemological and methodological dimensions of studying foreign policy and security roles of states. In this research path-breaking effort, a special emphasis is on the role of small states in world politics between structural imperatives and possibilities of agency. Role theory is reviewed in its relationship toward constructivist FPA, whereas the key notions of role theory, interpretive methodology and some examples of research on discursive construction of state identity and roles are presented. In the conclusion, I reflect on some further questions and a research agenda of identity and roles in IR. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7ae55ca4fc24f17b354dc9aec7c1f932024-04-15T19:12:54ZengFaculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, Serbia, and Faculty of Political Science, University of ZagrebPolitičke Perspektive2217-561X2335-027X2023-01-01132578610.20901/pp.13.2.03Identity-Role Relationship in Intetrnational Relations and Foreign Policy: Ontology, Epistemology and MethodologyMarko Kovačević0University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political ScienceThe aim of this article is to enable a comprehensive insight into key theoretical debates on the relationship between identities and roles in International Relations (IR) and Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA), with a particular focus on theoretical approaches of social constructivism and foreign policy role theory. Given the lack of interest in this research approach the post-Yugoslav IR literature, I systematize ontological, epistemological and methodological dimensions of studying foreign policy and security roles of states. In this research path-breaking effort, a special emphasis is on the role of small states in world politics between structural imperatives and possibilities of agency. Role theory is reviewed in its relationship toward constructivist FPA, whereas the key notions of role theory, interpretive methodology and some examples of research on discursive construction of state identity and roles are presented. In the conclusion, I reflect on some further questions and a research agenda of identity and roles in IR.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/451235International Relations TheoryForeign Policy AnalysisConstructivismRole TheorySmall States |
| spellingShingle | Marko Kovačević Identity-Role Relationship in Intetrnational Relations and Foreign Policy: Ontology, Epistemology and Methodology Političke Perspektive International Relations Theory Foreign Policy Analysis Constructivism Role Theory Small States |
| title | Identity-Role Relationship in Intetrnational Relations and Foreign Policy: Ontology, Epistemology and Methodology |
| title_full | Identity-Role Relationship in Intetrnational Relations and Foreign Policy: Ontology, Epistemology and Methodology |
| title_fullStr | Identity-Role Relationship in Intetrnational Relations and Foreign Policy: Ontology, Epistemology and Methodology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identity-Role Relationship in Intetrnational Relations and Foreign Policy: Ontology, Epistemology and Methodology |
| title_short | Identity-Role Relationship in Intetrnational Relations and Foreign Policy: Ontology, Epistemology and Methodology |
| title_sort | identity role relationship in intetrnational relations and foreign policy ontology epistemology and methodology |
| topic | International Relations Theory Foreign Policy Analysis Constructivism Role Theory Small States |
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