What’s the Theory in International Practice Theory?

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What’s the Theory in International Practice Theory? / Adler-Nissen, Rebecca.

2015.

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Adler-Nissen, R 2015, What’s the Theory in International Practice Theory?.. <https://www.isanet.org/Publications/ISQ/Posts/ID/4959/Whats-the-Theory-in-International-Practice-Theory>

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Adler-Nissen, R. (2015). What’s the Theory in International Practice Theory? https://www.isanet.org/Publications/ISQ/Posts/ID/4959/Whats-the-Theory-in-International-Practice-Theory

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Adler-Nissen R. What’s the Theory in International Practice Theory? 2015.

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Adler-Nissen, Rebecca. / What’s the Theory in International Practice Theory?. 2015.

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title = "What{\textquoteright}s the Theory in International Practice Theory?",
abstract = "Is there a theory in practice theory? Responding to Bueger and Gadinger{\textquoteright}s excellent article, I agree that practice theory is indeed a theory – or a rather a bundle of theories – that can help explain world politics. Bueger and Gadinger distinguish between critical theory and pragmatism as practice theory{\textquoteright}s intellectual roots, but as I will argue below, this distinction has drawbacks. I therefore propose a different categorization – between what I call the {\textquoteleft}ordering{\textquoteright} (how practices stabilize the world) and the {\textquoteleft}disordering{\textquoteright} (how practices destabilize the world) perspectives on practices. This distinction is crucial to determining where we look for practices in international relations and how we study them. I will also argue that symbolic interactionism should be included in the practice theory landscape, as it can help us understand the making and unmaking of international orders.",
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