A transformative social scientist: Karl Deutsch and the discipline of International Relations

Jan Ruzicka

doi:10.1177/0047117814545944

A transformative social scientist: Karl Deutsch and the discipline of International Relations

Jan Ruzicka^*

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Department of International Politics

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This introduction to this Special Issue of International Relations dedicated to Karl Deutsch makes the case that his scholarship was transformative in more ways than is typically recognized in the discipline. Besides being a theoretical and methodological innovator, Deutsch also envisaged that research must have transformative qualities for the future of human relations. The latter in particular deserves attention of International Relations (IR) students because it opens up possibilities for novel empirical and theoretical research of international politics. Deutsch clearly believed that social scientific research must be normatively grounded and serve normative purposes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277-287
Number of pages	11
Journal	International Relations
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0047117814545944
Publication status	Published - 01 Sept 2014

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cybernetics
International Relations
Karl Deutsch
social science
transformation
SCIENCE

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