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A pragmatic methodology for studying international practices
Practice turn marks an important advancement in International Relations theorizing. In challenging abstract meta-theoretical debates, practice theorizing in International Relations aims to get close to the lifeworld(s) of the actual practitioners of politics. Scholars from different positions such as constructivism, critical theory, and post-structuralism have critically interrogated the analytical framework of practices in international politics. Building upon these works, we are concerned with a question of how to examine the context of international practices that unfolds in multiple ways in practitioners’ performances. Our central thesis is that a distinct pragmatic methodology offers an opportunity to keep with the practice turn and avoid the problematic foundational moves of mainstream practice theorizing. This involves foregrounding three interrelated processes in examining practices: the role of exceptions in the normal stream of performances, normative uptake of the analysts, and the semantic field that actors navigate in political performances. We argue that this methodology is predicated on its usefulness to interpret practices through reflective social-science inquiry
Molecular dynamics and density functional theory study on the corrosion inhibition of austenitic stainless steel in hydrochloric acid by two pyrimidine compounds
Antimicrobial polymer composites with copper micro- and nanoparticles: Effect of particle size and polymer matrix
A kinetic study of liquid-phase catalytic oxidation of styrene to benzaldehyde with Wilkinson complex
Liquid-phase homogeneous catalytic oxidation of styrene with Wilkinson complex by molecular oxygen in toluene medium gave selectively benzaldehyde and formaldehyde as the primary products. Higher temperatures and styrene conversions eventually led to acid formation due to co-oxidation of aldehyde.A reaction induction period and an initiation period, typical of free-radical reactions, characterized the oxidation process. The effects of temperature and catalyst and styrene concentrations on the
conversion of styrene to benzaldehyde and acid formation have been studied. The optimum reaction parameters have been determined as a styrene-to-solvent mole ratio of 0.5, a catalyst-to-styrene mole ratio of 5.0 X lo4, and a reaction temperature of 75 "C. A reaction scheme based upon free-radical mechanism yielded a pseudo-first-order model which agreed well with the observed kinetic data in
the absence of co-oxidation of aldehyde. A second-order model was found to fit the experimental data better in the case of aldehyde conversion to acid
Effects of citric acid and the siderophore desferrioxamine B (DFO-B) on the mobility of germanium and rare earth elements in soil and uptake in Phalaris arundinacea
The Inhibitive Action of Castor Seed Oil Toward the Corrosion of Aluminum in Saline Medium
Experimental and theoretical insights on the adsorption and inhibition mechanism of (2E)-2-(acetylamino)-3-(4-nitrophenyl) prop-2-enoic acid and 4-nitrobenzaldehyde on mild steel corrosion
Interpretation der cytostatischen Eigenschaften von Natriummorpholyldithiocarbamat, einem komplexbildenden Reagens
Inhibition effects of a new syntheses Schiff-base on the corrosion of mild steel in sulfuric acid solution
Synthesis of hydroxylated fatty amide from underutilized seed oil of Khaya senegalensis: a potential green inhibitor of corrosion in aluminum
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