F. Identity and foreign policy
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Themes & Theories in International Relations »Themes & Theories in International Relations
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7. Representation, resistance, biopower »7. Representation, resistance, biopower
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A. Post-structuralism »A. Post-structuralism
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F. Identity and foreign policy
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Construction of self/other also operates internally »Construction of self/other also operates internally
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Critical of IR focus on states, state behaviour, anarchy, sovereignty »Critical of IR focus on states, state behaviour, anarchy, sovereignty
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Focus on dichotomous identities that value on over the other »Focus on dichotomous identities that value on over the other
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Foreign policies constitute the identity of the self  »Foreign policies constitute the identity of the self
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Foreign policy actions = in part about reproducing who we think we are »Foreign policy actions = in part about reproducing who we think we are
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No 'fundamental essences' to actors, entities assumed as given »No 'fundamental essences' to actors, entities assumed as given
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Understanding the world depends on exclusion of identities/histories »Understanding the world depends on exclusion of identities/histories
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Violence: via material & Ideational construction of boundaries »Violence: via material & Ideational construction of boundaries
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