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A transformative social scientist: Karl Deutsch and the discipline of International Relations

Author(s) -

Jan Ruzicka

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international relations

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1741-2862

pISSN - 0047-1178

DOI - 10.1177/0047117814545944

Subject(s) - transformative learning , international relations , scholarship , normative , sociology , epistemology , international relations theory , politics , social science , political science , law , philosophy , pedagogy

Ruzicka, J. (2014). A transformative social scientist: Karl Deutsch and the discipline of International Relations. International Relations, 28(3), 277-287.This introduction to this Special Issue of International Relations dedicated to Karl Deutsch makes the case that his scholarship was transformative in more ways than is typically recognized in the discipline. Besides being a theoretical and methodological innovator, Deutsch also envisaged that research must have transformative qualities for the future of human relations. The latter in particular deserves attention of International Relations (IR) students because it opens up possibilities for novel empirical and theoretical research of international politics. Deutsch clearly believed that social scientific research must be normatively grounded and serve normative purposes.authorsversionPeer reviewe

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