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Colombia Internacional
versão impressa ISSN 0121-5612
Resumo
LENINE, Enzo e LYRA, Mariana. International Relations’ Nomological Machines: The Neo-Neo Synthesis’s Tale of Law-Like Explanations. colomb.int. [online]. 2024, n.117, pp.113-137. Epub 27-Nov-2024. ISSN 0121-5612. https://doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint117.2024.05.
Objective/context:
This article introduces debates on Nancy Cartwright’s concept of nomological machines applied to international relations theory. What the neo-neo synthesis claims as the essence of the international system is a set of conditions imposed upon international phenomena for the latter to fit into the theories themselves. It argues that the law-like explanations tailored by neorealism and neoliberalism are by no means a representation of the world as it is, but rather a predication of the world as these theories want it to be.
Methodology:
It critically reviews the foundations of neo-neo theories, suggesting a philosophical methodology by reframing the ontological terms of neorealism and neoliberalism based on the concept of nomological machines.
Conclusions:
This article contends that neo-neo theories could benefit from a capacities-oriented approach, which offers a less categorical understanding of how explanations of international phenomena are tailored, allowing alternative principles to provide invaluable insights about the international system.
Originality:
This paper innovates by intersecting the ideas of nomological machines with the metatheoretical debate on international relations, thus enabling theoretical improvement.
Palavras-chave : international relations theory; neo-neo synthesis; nomological machines; philosophy of international relations; philosophy of science.