Article
Wendt’s Violation of the Constructivist Project: Agency and Why a World State is Not Inevitable
European Journal of International Relations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2005
Disciplines
Abstract
There is a saying in the US that ‘In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.’ The certitude of death remains something beyond the power of human free will and social construction, but very little else does. But Alexander Wendt would add a third inevitability of life — the coming world state.
DOI
10.1177/1354066105057903
Citation Information
Vaughn Shannon. "Wendt’s Violation of the Constructivist Project: Agency and Why a World State is Not Inevitable" European Journal of International Relations Vol. 11 Iss. 4 (2005) p. 581 - 587 ISSN: 13540661 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/vaughn_shannon/29/