@article{article_21111, title={Thucydides: An Author Still Relevant for the Contemporary Analysis of International Relations?}, journal={Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations}, volume={9}, pages={88–93}, year={2010}, author={Dobra, Alexandra}, abstract={<p>The present paper aims to assess the relevance of Thucydides’s study for international relations, via <br />focusing on his most eminent text, The Peloponnesian War. The analysis of its relevance will be done <br />through a tripartite structure, in which the first two parts are symmetric. In a first part, the continuities <br />between Thucydides’ historical account and the realist and neorealist theory of international relations <br />will be analysed. While in a second part, the continuities between Thucydides’ historical account and <br />the constructivist theory of international relations will be dealt with. Finally, in a third part a limit will <br />be raised, via the study of the prescriptive accuracy of The Peloponnesian War (on the grounds of new <br />forms of violence). </p> <p> <br />Key words: Peloponnesian war, realism, constructivism, International Relations, relevance, limit. </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Yalova Üniversitesi}