DIIS Working Paper

Prudent foreign policy and constructivism all the way down

Stefano Guzzini publishes DIIS Working Paper of forthcoming book chapter
Samuel Barkin's 'Realist Constructivism' has often been read as a way to synthesise realist theory and constructivist meta-theory. Guzzini argues that it is better understood as an attempt to combine realist foreign policy doctrine with constructivist theory. It is an invitation to explore constructivism as the theoretical backbone to inform a prudent foreign policy. Indeed, this DIIS Working Paper argues that a constructivist foreign policy doctrine informs realises the aim of prudence just as well, if not better, as realist maxims.
DIIS Working Paper 2019: 11 - Saving realist prudence
Saving Realist Prudence