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What will be an ideal response?


Answers should describe constructivism as a critical theory of foreign policy making that argues that politics are socially constructed. This theoretical approach focuses mainly on identities and discourse. Current examples could include the discourse on “terrorism,” the “axis of evil,” and “rogue states.”

Political Science

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