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Jackson, Patrick Thaddeus: Introduction: Is the state a person? Why should we care? - S. 255-258. Neumann, Iver: Beware of organicism: the narrative self of the state. S. 259-267. Wight, Colin: State agency: social action without human activity? - S. 269-280. Jackson, Patrick Thaddeus: Hegel's house, or "people are states too". - S. 281-287 Wendt, Alexander: The state as person in international theory. - S. 289-316

Eds.: Editors' introductuion. - S. 247

Editor Gunther Hellmann opens a forum on "Pragmatism & International Relations" with a discussion of the idea that "beliefs are rules for action." He also considers the debate among pragmatists about differences between methods/methodology rather than ontology/epistemology. Helen Rytovuori-Apunen offers her interpretation of proposing a hypothesis as a way to understand the "primacy of practice" & examines the relevance of ionic, indexical, & symbolic dimensions of sign relations to international relations (IR). Jorg Friedrichs' contribution investigates three varieties of pragmatist methodology in IR scholarship: theory synthesis, analytic eclecticism, & abduction & discusses his personal preference for abduction. Rudra Sil focuses on analytic eclecticism as a pragmatist alternative to scholarship embedded in existing research traditions while Marcus Kornprobst explores the positive potential of rhetorical pragmatism for shaping rhetorical dimensions of IR. In the final forum contribution Patrick Thaddeus Jackson argues that pragmatism holds its most profound implications for IR scholarship through philosophical ontology, which consists of "the conjunction of two basic commitments or wagers about the relationship between the mind & the world.". Adapted from the source document.

The contributors to this forum all draw significantly from pragmatist philosophy and social theory for making sense of international politics. Collectively, we affirm the value of pragmatist work beyond metatheory and methodology, both politically and epistemically—that is, as both a moral project and an explanatory one. Indeed, we are especially united on the notion that pragmatism "bridges" the divide between these things, and several contributors focus their discussion on how. However, we differ in what exactly it means to offer a distinctly pragmatist explanation or a "substantive" pragmatist theory, as well as in how pragmatism allows us to navigate the analytical and ethical challenges of the field. Over ten years ago, an earlier forum in this journal helped establish that pragmatism had something to offer; with over a decade of scholarship and reflection since, we revisit and expand on the question of how to deliver on it.

This collection brings together leading figures in the study of International Relations to explore praxis as a perspective on international politics and law. With its focus on competent judgements, the praxis approach holds the promise to overcome the divide between knowing and acting that marks positivist International Relations theory. Building on the transdisciplinary work of Friedrich Kratochwil – and with a concluding chapter from him – this book reveals the scope, limits and blind spots of praxis theorizing. For anyone involved in international politics, this is an important contribution to the reconciliation of theory and practice and an inspiration for future research. EPDFs of Chapters 1, 4, 9, 13, 15 and 16 are available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

Introduction. - Quo vadis IR: Method, Methodology and Innovation / Cora Lacatus, Daniel Schade and Yuan (Joanne) Yao 767. - Articles. - Stretching Situated Knowledge: From Standpoint Epistemology to Cosmology and Back Again / Milja Kurki 779. - Uses of the Self: Two Ways of Thinking about Scholarly Situatedness and Method / Cecilie Basberg Neumann and Iver B. Neumann 798. - Is all 'I' IR? / Sarah Naumes 820. - A World without Causation: Big Data and the Coming of Age of Posthumanism / David Chandler 833. - Calculating Critique: Thinking Outside the Methods Matching Game / J. Samuel Barkin and Laura Sjoberg 852. - Pluralist Methods for Visual Global Politics / Roland Bleiker 872. - The Visual Turn in IR: Documentary Filmmaking as a Critical Method / William A. Callahan 891. - Encountering Vulnerabilities through 'Filmmaking for Fieldwork' / Elena Barabantseva and Andy Lawrence 911. - How (Not) to Disappear Completely: Pedagogical Potential of Research Methods in International Relations / Can E. Mutlu 931. - Keynote. - Must International Studies Be a Science? / Patrick Thaddeus Jackson 942. - Responses. - International Studies Must Be a Social Science: A Friendly Quarrel with PTJ / Iver B. Neumann 966. - #sorrynotsorry: A Well-meaning Response to PTJ / Mark B. Salter 970. - Staging a Battle, Losing the Wars? International Studies, 'Science' and the Neoliberalisation of the University / Meera Sabaratnam 975. - On Movies, Matrices and Scope: Some Remarks on PTJ's Keynote / Nicola Chelotti 980. - Keynote. - Found in Translation: Combining Discourse Analysis with Computer Assisted Content Analysis / Andrew Bennett 984. - Responses. - Of Algorithms, Data and Ethics: A Response to Andrew Bennett / Can E. Mutlu 998. - Translatable? On Mixed Methods and Methodology / J. Samuel Barkin 1003. - What's Lost in Translation? Neopositivism and Critical Research Interests / Laura Sjoberg 1007

Making Political Science Matter brings together a number of prominent scholars to discuss the state of the field of Political Science. In particular, these scholars are interested in ways to reinvigorate the discipline by connecting it to present day political struggles. Uniformly well-written and steeped in a strong sense of history, the contributors consider such important topics as: the usefulness of rational choice theory; the ethical limits of pluralism; the use (and misuse) of empirical research in political science; the present-day divorce between political theory and empirical science; the connection between political science scholarship and political struggles, and the future of the discipline. This volume builds on the debate in the discipline over the significance of the work of Bent Flyvbjerg, whose book Making Social Science Matter has been characterized as a manifesto for the Perestroika Movement that has roiled the field in recent years.Contributors include: Brian Caterino, Stewart Clegg, Bent Flyvbjerg, Mary Hawkesworth, Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, Gregory J. Kasza, David Kettler, David D. Laitin, Timothy W. Luke, Theodore R. Schatzki, Sanford F. Schram, Peregrine Schwartz-Shea, Corey S. Shdaimah, Roland W. Stahl, and Leslie Paul Thiele