The core claims of the practice turn in International Relations (IR) remain ambiguous. What
promises does international practice theory hold for the field? How does the kind of …

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of international diplomacy,
covering both theory and practice. This second edition has been revised and updated, with …

Constructivism has a problem in accounting for agent-led change and for what motivates
agents to make up their minds about how to put their agency to use. I show that …

Almost every polity uses state awards as diplomatic tools. Their global spread, however,
cannot be explained by dominant theories of International Relations (which focus on military …

Honor is misunderstood in the social sciences. The literature lacks both accuracy and
precision in its conceptual development such that we no longer say what we mean because …

Interpretive political science scholars argue that language does not only describe social
realities but also serves as a medium of their construction. This minimal consensus …

The article analyzes the contested concept of global health through the lens of orders of
worth. Drawing on pragmatist political and social theory, especially the work of Boltanski and …

Diplomacy is often presented as subordinated to politics as if it merely received politically
willed 'inputs' to produce politically structured 'outputs'. However, diplomacy often deviates …

Effective argumentation in international politics is widely conceived as a matter of
persuasion. In particular, the 'logic of arguing'ascribes explanatory power to the 'better …

Existing literature in International Relations has firmly established that public justifications
matter in world politics. They make it possible for a range of communities—nations, security …