Constructivism in international relations : the politics of reality Cover Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 Introduction Constructivism in International Relations Three constructivisms Wendts constructivism Kratochwils constructivism Onufs constructivism German military involvement abroad Plan of the book 2 Identity change Wendts constructivism and German military involvement abroad The identity move Collective identity Collective identity reconsidered The identity of identity 3 Intersubjectivity and the normative: Kratochwils constructivism and German military involvement abroad The significance of the normative Norms as the basis of intersubjectivity The politics of intersubjectivity and the normative 4 Words and world: Onufs constructivism and German military involvement abroad Words making the world The normative effects of speech acts Speech acts: success and failure The politics of words and worlds 5 The politics of reality: Derridas subversions constructivism and German military involvement abroad The impossibility of pure presence and the politics of the real The reality of international politics Everyday reality Reality as raw material The politics of constructivism 6 The politics of constructivism Responsibility in international relations Constructivism reality International Relations Bibliography Documents