Overview
- A leading introduction to the most important recent theoretical innovation in political science and international relations
- Guidance in how to draw on past theoretical work to conduct solid empirical work
- Orientation about what the main puzzles and future challenges of the practice research agenda are
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Practice Turn
- International Practice Theory
- Bourdieu
- International Relations
- Actor-Network Theory
- Communities of Practice
- Pragmatic Sociology
- Praxiography
- international relations
- methodology
- Nation
- politics
- social theory
- trading zone
- practice theory
- cultural theory
- constructivism
- Praxeology
- governmentality
- etienne wenger
About this book
International Practice Theory is the definitive introduction to the practice turn in world politics, providing an accessible, up-to-date guide to the approaches, concepts, methodologies and methods of the subject. Situating the study of practices in contemporary theory and reviewing approaches ranging from Bourdieu’s praxeology and communities of practice to actor-network theory and pragmatic sociology, it documents how they can be used to study international practices empirically. The book features a discussion of how scholars can navigate ontological challenges such as order and change, micro and macro, bodies and objects, and power and critique. Interpreting practice theory as a methodological orientation, it also provides an essential guide for the design, execution and drafting of a praxiographic study.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Christian Bueger is Professor of International Relations at Cardiff University, UK, Honorary Professor at the University of Seychelles, and a Research Fellow at the University of Stellenbosch.
Frank Gadinger is Senior Researcher and Head of a Research Unit at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: International Practice Theory
Authors: Christian Bueger, Frank Gadinger
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73350-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73349-4Published: 03 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73350-0Published: 21 March 2018
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XIII, 214
Topics: International Relations, Political Sociology, Political Theory, Social Theory