Realism and constructivism are often viewed as competing paradigms for understanding International Relations, but this innovative and cutting-edge volume provides an exposition of the realist constructivist approach and uses a series of international case studies to show what realist constructivist research can look like in practice.

Realist Constructivism: An Introduction Causation in Realist Constructivism: Interactionality, Emergence, and the Need for Interpretation Constructivist and Neoclassical Realisms Huadu: A Realist-Constructivist Account of Taiwan’s Anomalous Status The India-U.S. Nuclear Deal: Norms of Power and the Power of Norms How Engagement Works: Lessons From U.S. Policy Toward China Taking Co-Constitution Seriously: Explaining an Ambiguous U.S. Approach to Latin America The Bridging Capacity of Realist Constructivism: The Normative Evolution of Human Security Doctrine and the Responsibility to Protect Permutations and Combinations in Theorizing Global Politics: Whither Realist Constructivism?