理论搭桥视角下的现实建构主义

Realist Constructivism from the Viewpoint of Bridging Theories

现实建构主义是国际关系理论的新进展。但是,学界对什么是现实建构主义存在争论。有学者将其界定为建构主义内部研究纲领的分化,这削弱了它对融合国际关系理论的意义;也有学者将其界定为独立的理论流派,分析国际政治社会建构中权力的不可超越性,这缩小了现实建构主义的研究内容。而从搭桥视角出发,将现实建构主义理解为古典现实主义和建构主义的相交,从社会实在建构出发,分析权力在国际政治中的作用、权力和道德的辩证关系,有利于将国际关系研究从重视认识论向本体论和认识论同等地位转向,也有利于国际关系理论的进一步融合。

Realist constructivism is a new theory of international relations. But what it really means remains controversial. Some scholars define it as a differentiation of internal research program of constructivism and thus weaken its implications in integrating theories of international relations. Other scholars define it as an independent theory used to analyze non-transcendence of power in international politics and social construction. This view narrows the research contents of realist constructivism. From the perspective of bridging, realist constructivism contains both classical realism and constructivism. It analyzes the function of power in international politics and the dialectic relation of power and morality. In this sense, it helps to promote a transfer from emphasizing epistemology to giving equal status to ontology and epistemology in researches of international relations. It also contributes to further syncretizing theories of international relations.