They have, however, differed in their approach. Some have been more conscious of their broader audience and have shaped their critique in that would open a space for dialogue with mainstream scholars. Others have been more hard hitting in stating the problem and more far reaching in their critique. The two together have shaped the place of constructivism in IR. The main point-and, I might add, a very constructivist point-is that academic debate, no less than political, emerges in historically and culturally specific circumstances.