Browsing by Subject "Critical Constructivism"

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    Representations as a foreign policy analysis tool in Soviet-Turkish relations (1920-1946) : a critical constructivist approach
    (2006) Coş, Kıvanç
    This thesis provides an account of Turkish Foreign Policy towards the Soviet Union in the inter-war and post-war eras from a critical constructivist point of view. It is argued that the radically different responses given by Turkish Foreign Policy makers to the contextually similar demands of the Soviet Union was allowed by the (re)construction of the representation of the Soviet Union in Turkish Foreign Policy discourse. It is further indicated that the Soviet ‘demands’ throughout the inter-war years did not alter the ‘sincere friend’ identity of the Soviet Union, while similar ‘demands’ in the post-war era entirely changed the identity of the Soviet Union to an ‘enemy’. Whereas the ‘sincere friend’ identity allowed for maintaining good relations with the Soviet Union, the ‘enemy’ identity allowed the move towards the United States as opposed to the Soviet Union.
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    Why did India not sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty? An analysis from realist and critical constructivist perspectives
    (2006) Akan, Didem
    This thesis analyzes the reasons why did India not become a party to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Realism and critical constructivism are chosen as the two theories to examine the constant factors leading to the Indian decision. First, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) is analyzed. Second, premises of offensive and defensive and neoclassical realism and their explanations of the Indian decision are highlighted and compared. Third, critical constructivist examination of the Indian decision is conducted mostly based on Jutta Weldes’ arguments. Last, the explanations of three variants of realism and critical constructivism on India’s decision are compared. It is concluded that realist variants explain the continuity of Indian decision as not joining the NPT mostly because of material elements, however, critical constructivists also show social, cultural and historical constructions behind the scene as important factors and try to point out to the internal dynamics that play a role in the representational practices.