On Global Learning - Pragmatic Constructivism, International Practice Challenge of Global

"Global security, climate and health challenges have called into question our capacity to cope with change. Criticizing mainstream norm, practice and realist theory, Jason Ralph offers a 'Pragmatic Constructivist' theory of learning, which is then used to assess international society's problem-solving capacities"--

List of contents

1. Introduction; Part I: 2. Norms and practice; 3. Habit, habitus and conscientious reflection; 4. Learning, democracy and the realist critique; 5. Pragmatic constructivism and the challenge of global governance; Part II: 6. International practice and global security; 7. International practice and climate change; 8. International practice and global health; 9. Conclusion. American pragmatism and global IR; Index.

About the author

Jason Ralph is Professor of International Relations at the University of Leeds.

Summary

Global security, climate and health challenges have called into question our capacity to cope with change. Criticizing mainstream norm, practice and realist theory, Jason Ralph offers a 'Pragmatic Constructivist' theory of learning, which is then used to assess international society's problem-solving capacities.

Foreword

Offers a new theory of global learning to assess international society's capacities to deal with security, climate and health challenges.

Product details

• Authors: Jason Ralph, Jason (University of Leeds) Ralph, Ralph Jason
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2023
• EAN: 9781009385787
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0938578-7
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Internati; Cambridge Studies in International Relations
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, social and political philosophy, Pragmatism