On Acting and Knowing: How Pragmatism Can Advance International Relations Research and Methodology
On Acting and Knowing: How Pragmatism Can Advance International Relations Research and Methodology
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关于行动和认知：实用主义如何推进国际关系研究和方法论
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
7.8
通讯作者：
F. Kratochwil
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作者：
Jörg Friedrichs;F. Kratochwil
摘要本文在研究方法上从解构走向重构。它提出实用主义是摆脱认识论僵局的一种方式。我们首先表明，社会科学家错误地希望通过传统的科学方法获得合理的知识。然后，我们表明，实用主义已经从默契成长为国际关系学科议程上的一个明确项目。我们认为，连贯的语用方法包括两个要素：认识到知识生成是一种社会性和话语活动，以及研究的方向是生成有用的知识。为了提供一个具体的例子来说明什么是语用方法论，我们提出了绑架的研究策略。我们评估各种形式的研究设计，以进一步阐明语用研究是如何在实践中发挥作用的。
Abstract This article moves from deconstruction to reconstruction in research methodology. It proposes pragmatism as a way to escape from epistemological deadlock. We first show that social scientists are mistaken in their hope to obtain warranted knowledge through traditional scientific methods. We then show that pragmatism has grown from tacit commonsense to an explicit item on the agenda of the international relations discipline. We suggest that a coherent pragmatic approach consists of two elements: the recognition of knowledge generation as a social and discursive activity, and the orientation of research toward the generation of useful knowledge. To offer a concrete example of what pragmatic methodology can look like, we propose the research strategy of abduction. We assess various forms of research design to further elucidate how pragmatic research works in practice.