This article emphasizes the importance of interdisiplinarity in the social sciences by analyzing the relationship between
international relations and history. The first section examines the influence of history in the emergence of the great
debates of international relations. The second section analyzes the historical context in which positivist international
relations theories emerged. After these ontological and epistemological perspectives, the article concludes with an
overview of how post-positivist theories have contributed to the field methodologically by making use of historical
approaches. This multi-level analysis will show the long history of the interaction between the two disciplines, and
further point out that historical international relations may help overcome Eurocentricism, which is an intrinsic
characteristics of the main international relations theories.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | March 1, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 |