Rational and Constructivist Approaches to the Study of International Political Economy
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Abstract
The paper compares the rational and the constructivist approach to the study of international political economy (Ipe). In doing so, the paper focuses on the ontological and epistemological features that allow distinguishing between the two approaches. This distinction is further itemized in the illustration of the two main, contemporary Ipe schools: the American and the British school. The article concludes by reflecting on the modalities through which recent studies have attempted to reconcile the rational and the constructivist approach.
Keywords
- International political economy
- Rationalism
- Constructivism
- American school
- British school