A Meta-Theoretical Critique of the Social Ontology Understanding in International Relations

Abstract

Although the understanding of social ontology has been the subject of intense debate among constructivists in the discipline of International Relations the prevailing view drawn from these debates tends to equate social ontology with an intersubjective ontology. This stand, which is prominent among the constructivists adopting an interpretive epistemology, obstructs the conceptualization of the objective aspect of social ontology which is independent of intersubjective meanings. This article aims to rethink the social ontology understanding prevalent among the constructivists.

Keywords

Social Ontology, Intersubjective Ontology, Interpretivism, Social Relations, Scientific Realism

Citation

Kolasi, Klevis, “A Meta-Theoretical Critique of the Social Ontology Understanding in International Relations”, International Relations, Volume 13, Issue 59, 2018, pp. 3-18, DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.523818

Affiliations

• Klevis KOLASİ, Lecturer Dr., Department of International Relations, Ankara University