International Relations Theory: Constructivism 📘

Introductory lecture to the discipline of International Relations by Dr Patrick Theiner, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Recorded in late 2020.


== Timestamps ==
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Theories so far
02:22 - Open questions
04:06 - What's new about constructivism
07:00 - Origins of constructivism
08:53 - Constructivism as a social theory
16:28 - Alexander Wendt's constructivism
21:10 - Which world do you believe in?
25:24 - Core assumptions of constructivism
32:46 - Models of decision-making
35:17 - Elevator etiquette
38:12 - Logic of appropriateness and social norms
42:53 - What is a norm
45:29 - Constructivists and nuclear weapons
49:43 - The Tsar Bomba
51:47 - Theories and nuclear proliferation
55:24 - Constructivism and change
56:46 - Is constructivism a good theory?