History in IR

History without historicism

Traditional History

Historicist Historical Sociology

Radical Historicism

Theories: Constructionism, Neorealism, neoliberal

Provides: -Rich stream of data, Lessons

History takes the role of "scripture"

Application of inviolate "lessons"
that can be used as current policy

Mode of history that underpins neorealism and neoliberal institutionalism within IR

Convinced: There is a world out there
that can be explained via considered
theorical templates

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A01552189 Cassandra Gonzalez RomeroLawson, George and Hobson, John M. (2008) What is history in international relations? Millennium - journal of international studies, 37 (2). pp. 415-435. DOI: 10.1177/0305829808097648

Theories: Desconstructionism

Based on: Literary work
is considered as a product
of a particular time and place

Provides: The antithesis of the grand
scale constructionism of the mega-macro
approach

Between:
Constructionist (Mega-Macro)
and descontructionist

E.H. Carr:
Explain the difference between HHS and the other models

A01552189 Cassandra Gonzalez Romero

Lawson, George and Hobson, John M. (2008) What is history in international relations? Millennium - journal of international studies, 37 (2). pp. 415-435. DOI: 10.1177/0305829808097648

Theories: Particularism