A Pragmatist form of Constructivism speaks to, and encourages, an ethical/normative turn in
Ontological Security Studies (OSS). Recognition that Self-securing routines are sometimes …

Abstract The Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) is the highest alert
that the World Health Organization (WHO) can issue. Even though the International Health …

This research probes the boundary-work of Communities of Practice (CoP) by examining
China's active efforts in advancing a state-centric approach in managing cyberspace in the …

In modern urban life, people encounter strangers at every turn. How do they negotiate being
thrown together into a society of strangers—to be among people they do not know and with …

By focusing on like-mindedness, community of practice (CoP) scholars are often accused of
downgrading issues of power and contestation. This article theorizes practice contestation …

Grand strategy and communication are intricately interwoven. Take, for instance, the
institutionalization of the study of grand strategy in the United States. In the midst of the …

This study addresses the role of storytelling in making sense of, shaping, and giving
direction to US foreign policy in relation to China from 2011 to the present. The article …

Where do communities of practice (CoPs) come from? What relationship do they entertain
with institutions within or across which they develop? To what extent can institutions actually …

Hedley Bull was mainly concerned with how to maintain order in international society rather
than how international order and the institutions that sustain it, might change. Although his …

The contributors to this forum all draw significantly from pragmatist philosophy and social
theory for making sense of international politics. Collectively, we affirm the value of …