POL208Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Protestantism, Intentionality, Neoliberalism
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We watched video on constructivism- endless cycle in which we are changing the way social life work. Eg. if we woke up tmrw thinking that us doesnt exist, then it wouldnt because the us is who it is because we think of it like that. Constructivists have a set of ideas: e. g: at the end of cold war ppl thought of ussr as less important, maybe wall shouldnt be there, states interact with each other in a social relationship. * e. g. is there a difference in rate of suicide? catholic vs protestant. in catholic hierarchical and social norm. We are giving material by thinking its valuable. How ideas matter? together we put meaning into things to build a society. * how i define my interest is usually related to another. Inharetly relational if youre a brother vis a vis your sibling states identities are relational concepts. * constructivism is great at explaining change in international system over time.
