Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Which of the following terms of International relationships was coined by Nicholas Onuf in his book 'World of Our Making'?
ARealism
BNon-realism
CNeoliberalisms
DConstructivism ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Constructivism — The term coined by Nicholas Onuf in 'World of Our Making' (1989) is constructivism.
Explanation
★The term coined by Nicholas Onuf in 'World of Our Making' (1989) is constructivism.
★Constructivism is a social theory of international relations, not a substantive theory like realism or liberalism.
★It argues that the key structures of world politics are social and built from shared ideas, not merely material forces.
★Identities and interests of states are socially constructed through interaction, rather than fixed by nature.
★Onuf introduced the label, while Alexander Wendt later made it prominent with 'Social Theory of International Politics' (1999).
★Wendt's slogan that anarchy is what states make of it captures the constructivist claim.
★Realism and liberalism, by contrast, treat interests as given and stress material power or institutions.
★Constructivism became a major approach after the Cold War, which realism had struggled to explain.
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