Positioning Theory: Moral Contexts of International Action [Paperback]

Rom Harré (Editor), Luk Van Langenhove (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 063121139X | ISBN-13: 978-0631211396 | Publication Date: November 26, 1998 | Edition: 1

In this book, Rom Harre give a state of the art overview of positioning theory via contributions from some of the world's leading experts in the field.

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The word "position" has long been used in the field of social psychology. Now social psychologists are creating new theories on group positioning by studying everyday language and discourse and the application of some of these ideas has revealed the necessity of paying close attention to the local moral order within which both public and private intentional acts are performed. The study of local moral orders as ever-shifting patterns of rights and obligations of speaking and acting has come to be called by a new name - positioning theory - of which Rom Harré is one of the leading exponents.

In this book, Rom Harré give a state of the art overview of positioning theory via contributions from some of the world's leading experts in the field.

About the Author

Rom Harré is Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford, and Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University. His numerous publications include The Explorations of Social Behaviour, Social Being, Personal Being, Physical Being and Varieties of Realism.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (November 26, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 063121139X
• ISBN-13: 978-0631211396
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #590,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Luk Van Langenhove is currently director of the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies in Bruges (Belgium). He has published on many social sciences topics. His work is inspired by social constructionism and together with Rom Harré he has developed 'positioning theory' as a new theoretical perspective on socio-psychological phenomena. He currently focusses on studying global and regional governance and on the 'actorness' of regions. He teaches at the Free University of Brussels and the College of Europe. Between 2007 and 2011 he served as Vice-President of the International Social Sciences Council. See: www.lukvanlangenhove.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting theoretical approach, November 27, 2011

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As an individual investigating positioning from a linguistic viewpoint, this book provides a great theoretical framework through which to look at identity from a linguistic perspective.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Social Constructionism...., January 2, 2001

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Sara Cobb (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews

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This is an excellent book---I have used it in classes so it is very readable, but not simple. With this book, we have the basis for a normative theory for evaluating morality in discourse, moving beyond the relativism of non-normative approaches to social constructionism. I am also using it as a framework to understand identity-based conflicts.