These rival theoretical approaches could have drawn unique insights about the forms and effects of power from their distinct theoretical traditions. Mainstream constructivists, too, have pitted themselves against explanations in terms of power as they have attempted to demonstrate the causal significance of normative structures and processes of learning and persuasion. Scholars of liberal international relations theory typically stress that many important international outcomes cannot be adequately explained with reference to power, but instead are better understood by the salutary presence of democracy, particular configurations of domestic interests, liberal values, economic interdependence, or international institutions. Neoliberals have argued how states with convergent interests create international institutions and arrangements that effectively tame (state) power, highlighting processes of social choice and leaving the impression that institutions are the antidote to power. Liberals, neoliberals and constructivists alike have attempted to demonstrate theoretical salience by claiming causal immunity from power variables for their explanations of empirical outcomes. One reason for the pre-eminence of the realist conception is the aversion of rival theories to power considerations. This has created a ‘theoretical tunnel vision’ leading to the neglect of other forms and effects of power. 1 (2005): 39–75.ĭiscussions about power in International Relations have been dominated by actor-oriented realist thinking - one actor using material resources to control other actors. Michael Barnett and Raymond Duvall, “Power in International Politics,” International Organization 59, no. If you need a copy of the text, want to give a suggestion, or simply wish to say hi!, mail me at reading! CATEGORIES
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