{"id":542,"date":"2013-02-13T14:36:28","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T14:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/?page_id=542"},"modified":"2017-06-14T09:05:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T09:05:27","slug":"constructivism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/learning\/module-4-theorising-the-european-union\/constructivism\/","title":{"rendered":"Constructivism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Constructivism represents one of the more recent additions to European integration and political theory. It is based on the premise that, as humans, we do not exist independently from the social situation we find ourselves in. We are both influenced by our social setting and the creator of it. We \u2018construct\u2019 our social reality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-845 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/constructivism-01.jpg\" alt=\"constructivism-01\" width=\"319\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/constructivism-01.jpg 319w, https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/constructivism-01-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Constructivists argue that the same can be held to be true for the actors within the European Union. While member states created the EU, they are also now influenced by its norms, values and common modes of\u00a0behaviour.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-848 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/constructivism-02.jpg\" alt=\"constructivism-02\" width=\"319\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/constructivism-02.jpg 319w, https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/constructivism-02-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We will look at constructivism in more detail in the following extract, but before we do there is some more advanced (meta-theoretical) terminology you need to be aware of.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-849 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/constructivism_terminology-01.jpg\" alt=\"constructivism_terminology-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/constructivism_terminology-01.jpg 602w, https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/constructivism_terminology-01-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now have a look at the extract below for a deeper explanation of\u00a0constructivism.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Notice what is said about the relationship between agents and structures?<\/li>\n<li>Does constructivism inherently contradict &#8216;rational&#8217; theories of EU integration?<\/li>\n<li>What is the difference between a \u2018logic of appropriateness\u2019 and a \u2018logic of consequences\u2019?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Module-4-extract-9-Social-Constructivism-and-the-EU.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> to read the extract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Constructivism represents one of the more recent additions to European integration and political theory. 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