Political Science · International Relations
The view that structures of human association are determined mainly by shared ideas rather than material forces, and that identities and interests are constructed by these ideas, reflects which theory in IR?
AStructuralism
BConstructivism ✓ Correct
CCritical theory
DPost-structuralism
Correct answer: (B) Constructivism — These lines reflect the core thought of Constructivism.
Explanation
★These lines reflect the core thought of Constructivism.
★Constructivism stresses shared ideas over material forces.
★It holds that identities and interests are socially constructed.
★Alexander Wendt expressed this view in his work.
★It contrasts with the material focus of realism.
★It treats the social world as built by meanings actors share.
★So the theory described is Constructivism.
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