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  1. What these authors, among others, highlight is the situatedness of each form of knowledge. It is important to stress that we do not disregard or have contempt for ‘positivism’, but in order to understand International Relations (IR) as a scientific endeavour, we have to pay attention to practices that constitute it, as they are reflections of power relations.

  2. For analysing the internal logic of organisations, it is advisable to distinguish the horizon of possible actions, positions, and powers that organisations create from individual actions based on specific motives. That both are separated is easily seen when we acknowledge the extent to which we can replace people from specific positions without changing the structure of the organisation.

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    Oliver Kessler

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Kessler, O., Guillaume, X. Everyday practices of international relations: people in organizations. J Int Relat Dev 15, 110–120 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1057/jird.2011.29

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