While realists see IGOs as having no independent effect on the world, and liberals see IGOs as helping states to solve problems together, constructivists see IGOs as affecting the world because they can transform identities.

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Constructivists argue that International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) can influence international politics not just by facilitating cooperation or being tools of state power, but by shaping the identities, interests, and norms of states, thus transforming how states understand their roles and interests in the international system.

While Realists See IGOs as Having No Independent Effect on the World