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THE IDEALISM-REALISM DEBATE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND IDEALISTS’ WAYS OF ENSURING THE PEACE

Year 2013, Volume: 5 Issue: 9, 131 - 136, 07.02.2014

Abstract

In 1919, Within the finishing of First World War, International Relations established as a dicipline and put many newnesses in the world. After First World War, people who saw the bad subsequents of war, didn’t want to live such a bad thing once again. International Relations Dicipline didn’t also become indifferent this situation and ıt became to one of the acceptors of this subject with a great debate. This was Idealism-Realism Debate. It tried to both remain the peace, to prevent the war and to brought in the identity to own dicipline. Idealists who dated back to Stoicism theirselves, brought forward assumptions that were logical ın their own era to prevent the war, to ensure the peace and to resolve to problems. These were International Law that had hard sancions, everybody accepted and obeyed it, International Organization that included every states without making discrimination and Disarmament ınternationally. According to them, in such a situation, ensuring the peace will be easier and possible. Realists who dated back to Peleponnesian War theirselves, on the contrary to Idealists, maintained that war couldn’t prevent, was unavoidable and necessary because of human nature and They criticized the Idealists. This article will examine The, İdealism , İdealists, their assumptions, Realism, its assumptions, Idealism-Realism Debate and Idealists’ assumptions that brought forward to prevent the war, to ensure the peace and to resolve the problems.

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ULUSLARARASI İLİŞKİLERDE İDEALİZM-REALİZM TARTIŞMASI VE İDEALİSTLERİN BARIŞI SAĞLAMA YOLLARI

Year 2013, Volume: 5 Issue: 9, 131 - 136, 07.02.2014

Abstract

1919’da I. Dünya Savaşı’nın bitimiyle birlikte, Uluslararası İlişkiler bir disiplin olarak ortaya çıkmış ve dünyaya pek çok yenilik getirmiştir. I. Dünya Savaşı’ndan sonra, savaşın kötü sonuçlarını gören insanlar, bir daha böyle kötü bir şey yaşamak istemediler. Uluslararası İlişkiler Disiplini de bu duruma kayıtsız kalmadı ve büyük bir tartışmayla bu konunun muhataplarından biri oldu. Bu tartışma ise İdealizm-Realizm Tartışmasıdır. Bu tartışma hem barışı daim kılmaya hem savaşı önlemeye hem de kendi disiplinine bir kimlik kazandırmaya çalışmıştır. Kendilerini Stao Okulu’na kadar götüren İdealistler, savaşı önlemek, barışı sağlamak ve sorunları çözmek için kendi dönemlerinde akla yatkın varsayımlar ileri sürdüler. Bunlar, herkesin kabul ettiği ve uyduğu, sert yaptırımlara sahip Uluslararası Hukuk, ayrım yapmaksızın her devleti içine alan bir Uluslararası Örgüt ve Uluslararası anlamda silahsızlanmadır. Onlara göre böyle bir durumda barışı sağlamak daha kolay ve mümkün olacaktır. Kendilerini Peleponezya Savaşları’na kadar götüren Realistler ise İdealistlerin tam aksine insan doğası nedeniyle savaşın önlenemeyeceğini kaçınılmaz ve gerekli olduğunu ileri sürdüler ve İdealistleri eleştirdiler. Bu makale İdealizmi, onun varsayımlarını, Realizmi, varsayımlarını, İdealizm-Realizm Tartışmasını ve savaşı önlemek, barışı sağlamak ve sorunları çözmek için İdealistlerin ortaya attıkları varsayımları inceleyecektir.

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Primary Language English
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Timuçin Kodaman

Ekrem Akçay

Publication Date February 7, 2014
Submission Date January 9, 2014
Published in Issue Year 2013 Volume: 5 Issue: 9

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APA Kodaman, T., & Akçay, E. (2014). THE IDEALISM-REALISM DEBATE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND IDEALISTS’ WAYS OF ENSURING THE PEACE. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Social Sciences Institute, 5(9), 131-136.