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Constructivist theorizing in tumultuous times

This episode of the World Stage discusses the role of constructivism for illuminating the current moment with two of its leading theoreticians: Stefano Guzzini and Nicholas Onuf.
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WHAT ROLE FOR CONSTRUCTIVISM: Meet Nicholas Onuf, Paul Beaumont and Stefano Guzzini in this episode of The World Stage.

Foto: Therese Leine/NUPI

People

Paul Beaumont
Senior Research Fellow
Stefano Guzzini
Professor, European University Institute
Nicholas Onuf
Professor Emeritus, Florida International University

With the growing sense of perpetual and compounding global crises and war, it is not only policy makers that are scrambling to respond. 

The discipline of International Relations (IR) has also been thrown into upheaval and reconsidering and revising its theoretical apparatus. 

This episode of The World Stage takes a step back and discusses the role of constructivism for illuminating the current moment with two of its leading theoreticians: Stefano Guzzini and Nicholas Onuf. Host is Senior Research Fellow Paul Beaumont.

The episode was recorded during the NUPI IR Theory Conference 2025

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Themes

  • Historical IR
  • Analysis

People

Paul Beaumont
Senior Research Fellow
Stefano Guzzini
Professor, European University Institute
Nicholas Onuf
Professor Emeritus, Florida International University