Commonsense Constructivism, Or, The Making of World AffairsM.E. Sharpe, 2000 - 248 pages This engaging book presents an intriguing new approach to understanding world affairs. "Constructivism" first found its way to IR -- the field of international relations -- in an exceptionally demanding form. This book is quite the opposite. In a highly readable and witty way, Commonsense Constructivism, or the Making of World Affairs, makes clear how everything around us (IR included) is constructed. In the process, it also shows how narrow the standard IR approaches are, and how much we miss as a consequence. Ralph Pettman's conceptual framework of state-making, wealth-making, self-making, and mind-making allows us to see such notions as "globalization" in a revealing new light. This work is intended to be fully accessible to students, but it will be welcomed by anyone who has been mystified by constructivism -- or who simply wants to better understand the ways we understand our world. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: Commonsense Constructivism 1. Making World Affairs I. THE NEGLECTED ASPECTS OF THE DISCIPLINE 2. Making Modernity 3. Making Sovereign Selves, Social Collectives, and Nations II. THE DOMINANT ASPECTS OF THE DISCIPLINE 4. Making States and Making Markets CONCLUSION: A Constructed World |
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... is sexist and ethnocentric . Though major English - language news providers have made a concerted effort in recent years to use a more gender - neutral vocabulary , their success is still mixed MAKING WORLD AFFAIRS 33.
Ralph Pettman. gender - neutral vocabulary , their success is still mixed . Subjects still get " mastered " rather than " mistressed . " Masculine language still prevails . Eth- nocentricity is a more complex issue since international ...
... gender , and cultural terms , there are important differences in the social consciousness with which they contextualize and interpret what they " see . " They are quite capable of mak- ing of the " news , " for example , just one more ...
... gender so- cialization practices , for example , and the teaching of contemporary math- ematics and science . It would also document the countervailing practices of feminists , indigenous peoples , environmentalists , the ethical , and ...
... gender , for example , or that show the distribution of the world's ethnic groups or the world's religions . Most world affairs analysts highlight states and their relations ( IR ) , and maps reflect this fundamental fact . As a ...
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THE NEGLECTED ASPECTS OF THE DISCIPLINE | 69 |
Making Modernity | 71 |
Making Sovereign Selves Social Collectives and Nations | 110 |
THE DOMINANT ASPECTS OF THE DISCIPLINE | 149 |
Making States and Making Markets | 151 |
A Constructed World | 210 |
References | 231 |
Index | 241 |