Practice Theory in International Relations
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Keywords

Practice turn
Practice theory
International practice
Application of practice theory

DOI

10.26689/ssr.v4i6.4040

Submitted : 2022-05-21
Accepted : 2022-06-05
Published : 2022-06-20

Abstract

This paper reviews the practice turn in the international relations studies, and the development of its related theories. This paper, particularly focuses on the use of practice theory from different perspectives, further proposed a new hypothesis for the practice theory. In the future, this research may provide an idea for the development of the practice theory.

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