This report is a rst attempt of formalizing the diagonalization proof technique. We give a strategy how to systematically construct diagonalization proofs: (i) nding an indexing relation, (ii) constructing a diagonal element, and (iii) making the implicit contradiction of the diagonal element explicit. We suggest a declarative representation of the strategy and describe how it can be realized i...

The last few years have seen an opening up of what is considered to be the legitimate terrain of international relations (IR). This move is, for the most part, extremely welcome. Yet, the multiple theoretical and empirical openings in IR since the end of the Cold War have failed to elucidate many of the puzzles, questions and problems posed by the contemporary conjuncture. There are a number of...