Ralph, J orcid.org/0000-0002-8402-678X (2023) On Global Learning: Pragmatic Constructivism, International Practice and the Challenge of Global Governance. Cambridge Studies in International Relations . Cambridge University Press ISBN 9781009385770
Abstract
Global security, climate and health challenges have all created a deep-seated unease about international society's capacity to cope with change. International Relations should help practitioners develop appropriate responses, but Jason Ralph argues that IR would be better positioned to do so if it drew more explicitly on the insights of classical Pragmatism. By bringing this tradition in from the margins, Ralph comprehensively engages norm, practice, realist and global IR theory to extend the 'new constructivist' research agenda in a normative direction. He develops a 'Pragmatic Constructivist' approach to assess how well communities of practice facilitate the learning that mitigates emergent social problems and improves lived experiences. This normative assessment focuses on the extent to which communities of practice are characterized by inclusive reflexivity and deliberative practical judgment. These two tests are then applied to critique existing communities of practice, including the UN Security Council, the UNFCCC and the WHO.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author 2023. This is the submitted manuscript version of a monograph which has been published in a revised form by Cambridge University Press. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only, not for re-distribution or re-use. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy and with the permission of the copyright holder. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Mar 2023 10:16 |
Last Modified: | 09 Nov 2023 19:23 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Series Name: | Cambridge Studies in International Relations |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:197284 |