B. Critique of neo-realism
There are different kinds of constructivism, but the body of theory emerged in part as a critique of neo-realism and neo-liberalism. It said the ‘neo-neo’ debate had come to symbolise all there was in theorising international politics to the exclusion of other legitimate ways of thinking.
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B. Critique of neo-realism
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Commitment to individualism »Commitment to individualism
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Commitment to materialism »Commitment to materialism
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Focus on causal, explanatory theory  »Focus on causal, explanatory theory
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Pre-given, fixed national interests »Pre-given, fixed national interests
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State-centrism »State-centrism
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Treating social constructions as objective facts »Treating social constructions as objective facts
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