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Sinoptički neorealizam: osvrt na Minhensku školu i konstalacionu analizu međunarodnih odnosa
Synoptic neorealism: a review of the Munich school and constellation analysis of international relations

Author(s): Žaklina Novičić, Isidora Pop-Lazić
Subject(s): Political Theory, Political Sciences
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: international realtions; synopsis; constellation; system; perceptions; power; interests; norms; strategies; interactions; neutrality; multidisciplinary

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents a review of synoptic neorealism and constellation analysis of international relations, conceived by Karl-Gottfried Kindermann at the University of Munich in the late 1970s. Although neglected in theoretical reviews of the field, in part because of language barriers, this school is an implicit analytical framework for a large number of practice- oriented studies. Clarity and conciseness of constellation analysis are presented through a small number of elements: system, perceptions, power, interests, norms, and strategies. However, synoptic neorealism goes much beyond the reference framework of structural neorealism in the direction of modern constructivist and critical approaches to international relations, with all advantages and risks that it brings.

  • Issue Year: 71/2020
  • Issue No: 1179-1180
  • Page Range: 5-22
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Serbian