THE GLOBAL DIFFUSION OF CONSTRUCTIVIST IR

STRUCTURE

• The diffusion of IR theory
• Constructivism
• Methodological approach
• Outcomes
• Conclusions

THE DIFFUSION OF IRT

CONSTRUCTIVIST IR

METHODS AND DATA

Three step analysis

DATA: CITING ARTICLES

• Identified through keyword search
• Database: Web of Science
• 30 journals
• 1,288 articles
• 48 countries of affiliation

DATA: CITED ARTICLES

• Articles and books
• Database: Web of Science
• Coded for authors' affiliation
• Country level
• Approx. 10,000 sources total

Aggregation for analysis

ANALYSIS

Creation of Top-20 lists of most cited sources per time period and region

Measurement of convergence with Salton's Similarity Index

OUTCOMES

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MAIN IMPLICATIONS STEP 1

• Global increase in Constr. IR
• US share is decreasing
• Boom after 2005: 50% of total
• Asia is increasing, but still low

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MAIN IMPLICATIONS STEP 2

• Influence of US source high but decreasing
• European influence increasing
• US is self-isolating in its intellectual rooting
• Few Asian sources cited
• Many references to "antagonists" (Waltz)

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MAIN IMPLICATIONS FOR STEP 3

• Very strong pattern of convergence
• All regions
• Settling on mainstream after 2000

CONCLUSIONS

MAIN FINDINGS

• Constant, global increase in Constr. IR
• Little but growing share from Asia
• US dominance in production is decreasing
• US dominance in cited sources is high but decreasing
• Global convergence towards conventional Constr.

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