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Assessing the Renaissance of Individuals in International Relations Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2021

Marcus Holmes Open the ORCID record for Marcus Holmes [Opens in a new window] ,
Richard Jordan Open the ORCID record for Richard Jordan [Opens in a new window]  and
Eric Parajon Open the ORCID record for Eric Parajon [Opens in a new window]
Marcus Holmes
Affiliation:
William & Mary
Richard Jordan
Affiliation:
Baylor University
Eric Parajon
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Abstract

The study of microfoundations, especially individuals, is enjoying a renaissance in international relations (IR) scholarship. Yet, this rise is more difficult to find in publication data. Using the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) journal-article database, we show that only 13.7% of IR articles in 12 leading journals use the first image. This proportion remains approximately the same from 1980 through 2018. Interrogating the data, we show that this distribution does not stem from epistemological or methodological commitments, such as positivism, quantitative analysis, or formal modeling. We suggest several reasons for this apparent disjuncture between qualitative assessments of the rebirth of first-image theorizing and the quantitative data that imply a slower or perhaps more limited return.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 54 , Issue 2 , April 2021 , pp. 214 - 219
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Political Science Association

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