TY - BOOK AU - Barkin,J.Samuel TI - The social construction of state power : applying realist constructivism SN - 9781529209839 (hadcover) PY - 2020/// CY - Bristol, Inglaterra PB - Bristol University Press KW - Relaciones internacionales KW - Filosofía política KW - Construcción social N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índices; Front Cover -- The Social Construction of State Power: Applying Realist Constructivism -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Realist Constructivism: An Introduction -- Realism and constructivism -- Concepts and definitions -- Oppositions -- Institutions and interests -- Agency and prudence -- Realisms and constructivisms -- Plan of the book -- References -- 2 Causation in Realist Constructivism: Interactionality, Emergence and the Need for Interpretation -- A critical realist account of causation -- Causation in classical realism: rationality, interactionality and power politics -- Causation in constructivism: emergence and normative structures -- Co-constitution and causation between agency and structure -- Theorizing the causal power of agency and structure and RC's need for interpretivism -- References -- 3 Constructivist and Neoclassical Realisms -- Neoclassical realism -- System structure -- Social constructs -- Method and methodology -- Constructivism -- Power -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Huadu: A Realist Constructivist Account of Taiwan's Anomalous Status -- A systemic-domestic realist constructivism -- Co-constitution -- Huadu -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 The India-US Nuclear Deal: Norms of Power and the Power of Norms -- Definitions -- Methodology -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Coercive Engagement: Lessons from US Policy towards China -- Introduction -- Definitions -- Methodology -- Rhetoric and the CTBT -- Background -- Rhetorical dynamics -- Post-signature developments -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Taking Co-constitution Seriously: Explaining an Ambiguous US Approach to Latin America -- Towards a realist-constructivist approach -- The centrality of casual deviations -- A realist-constructivist approach to the study of press-state relations ER -