How to Pay Attention to the Words We Use: The Reflexive Review as a Method for Linguistic Reflexivity
Journal: International Studies Review
Year: 2022

Abstract Despite the imperative to pay attention to the words we use as a routine dimension of research, the methodological and pedagogical tools illustrating how to work on our own use of language are largely missing within and beyond international relations (IR). To address this gap, we develop a method—the “Reflexive Review”—which adds a linguistic and reflexive dimension to the common practice of a literature review. This method is accessible for researchers who are neither linguistic specia