International Organization: Volume 47 -

Medieval tales: neorealist “science” and the abuse of history
Rodney Bruce Hall, Friedrich V. Kratochwil
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22 May 2009, pp. 479-491
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Markus Fischer characterizes his recent article in this journal as an “empirical contribution” to the debate among neorealist scholars and those whom, ignoring the diversity of their research interests and theoretical perspectives, he subsumes under the rubric of “critical theorists.” Fischer's piece requires a response because of (1) its tendentious reading of the work of other students of international relations theory and (2) its misuse of history.

On context, facts, and norms: response to Hall and Kratochwil
Markus Fischer
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22 May 2009, pp. 493-500
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Hall and Kratochwil raise several serious claims in their critique of my recent article on feudal Europe. In order to demonstrate that these claims are unwarranted and that my study is sound, I will address the following points: (1) the relevance of context to empirical analysis, (2) counterfactual evidence and the representativeness of sample, (3) understanding the normative argument of critical theory, and (4) the accuracy of my citations.

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