Relationality and processual construction: Bringing chinese ideas into international relations theory

Social Sciences in China

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 5-20

  Yaqing, Qin ^a  

^a CHINA FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

International norms; International relations theory; Processual constructivism; Relationality; State identities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957284708     PISSN: 02529203     EISSN: 19405952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02529200903342560     Document Type: Article

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