IR and the false promise of philosophical foundations

International Relations (IR) is uneasy about its status as a ‘science’. Throughout a long history of attempts to legitimate the field as ‘scientific’, IR scholars have imported multifarious positions from the Philosophy of Science (PoS) in order to ground IR on an unshakable foundation. Alas, no suc...

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Published in:	International theory Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 15 - 48
Main Authors:	Monteiro, Nuno P., Ruby, Keven G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2009
Subjects:	Advocacy Attitudes Constructivism De-escalation Debates International Relations Multiculturalism & pluralism Philosophers Philosophy Philosophy of science Pluralism Positivism Realism Research methodology Science Theory foundations Philosophy of Science epistemology meta-theory ontology
ISSN:	1752-9719, 1752-9727
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