Describing Three Seas Initiative in the light of constructivism should base on an examination of regional cooperation in the CE region in the context of two types of knowledge: knowing-that and knowing-how. In addition, it is significant to underline Azizov described the knowing-how and knowing-that approach as two different types of knowledge that are relevant in the context of international cooperation. Knowing-how is practical knowledge, related to skills, experience and intuition, and knowing-that is theoretical knowledge, related to facts, data and information.
International cooperation requires both practical and theoretical knowledge, because the ability to solve practical problems (knowing-how) is as important as understanding concepts and theories (knowing-that). Thus, the constructivist aim will be the examination of the current state of countries' approaches and their perceptions of the future form and meaning of 3SI.
I would like to carry out an evaluation process of the Three Seas Initiative based on a constructivist model. Hence my question - what in your opinion are the features of constructivism that can be used as evaluation criteria for 3SI? Which perspectives can be used to qualify 3SI towards this theory?
Hi there, I am not sure if I will be able to answer your question fully or not, but I guess looking at the constructivist understanding of the social interaction of states can help. In other words, how the states perceive themselves and others will help indicate if cooperation is possible for the 3SI or not. It can also help in addressing how these countries construct their national interest - in addition to the social interaction - it can provide you with an insight of the collaborative or conflictual interactions in reference to the 3SI.
Hope this is of any help! and best of luck :)