Is constructivist ethics an oxymoron?

International Studies Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-252

  Hoffmann, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; GEOPOLITICS; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 67049100162     PISSN: 15219488     EISSN: 14682486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2486.2009.00847.x     Document Type: Article

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