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| Author(s): |
Sundaram, Sasikumar S.
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Thakur, Vineet
Total Authors: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL THEORY; v. 17, n. 3, p. 19-pg., 2019-10-03. |
| Abstract | |
Practice turn marks an important advancement in International Relations theorizing. In challenging abstract meta-theoretical debates, practice theorizing in International Relations aims to get close to the lifeworld(s) of the actual practitioners of politics. Scholars from different positions such as constructivism, critical theory, and post-structuralism have critically interrogated the analytical framework of practices in international politics. Building upon these works, we are concerned with a question of how to examine the context of international practices that unfolds in multiple ways in practitioners' performances. Our central thesis is that a distinct pragmatic methodology offers an opportunity to keep with the practice turn and avoid the problematic foundational moves of mainstream practice theorizing. This involves foregrounding three interrelated processes in examining practices: the role of exceptions in the normal stream of performances, normative uptake of the analysts, and the semantic field that actors navigate in political performances. We argue that this methodology is predicated on its usefulness to interpret practices through reflective social-science inquiry. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/10021-6 - Reputation, rising powers, and global governance: a pragmatic analysis of commitments of Brazil and India on humanitarian crises abroad |
| Grantee: | Sasikumar Shanmuga Sundaram |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |