Constructivism in IR holds that:
- only material power matters
- ideas and identities shape state interests
- states are irrelevant
- history has no role
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Correct answer: B. ideas and identities shape state interests
1. Alexander Wendt: "Anarchy is what states make of it."
2. Norms, identities, beliefs shape state behaviour.
3. Power and interests are socially constructed.
__Source: syllabus Contemporary World Politics — IR theories__