Constructivist Tradition In Lithuanian International Relations Discipline?
Constructivist Tradition In Lithuanian International Relations Discipline?

Summary/Abstract: The article tries to answer the question whether there is a constructivist tradition in Lithuanian International Relations discipline. Noting the short period during which quite a few researches in constructivist tradition were done, it reviews and evaluates current studies and identifies the main influences on the local analyses. There are three main broad areas where constructivist ideas are applied. The first one is analysis of the relationship between security and foreign policy and identity processes, the second studying of securitization processes in Lithuanian decision making and the third dealing with the efforts to apply constructivism as a policy tool. The article concludes that the constructivist tradition in Lithuania is still in its forming years trying to synthesize its own methodology and still has at least two challenges to overcome – to expand the empirical case basis beyond Lithuania or Baltic countries and to improve its analytical apparatus.

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