An inter-subsystemic approach in international relations
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Tarih
2015
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Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research, Ihsan Dogramaci Peace Foundation
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
The main point of departure for this article is the incapacity of current international relations theorizing to explain both change and continuity without shifting between levels of analysis. The previous research agenda on system studies was renounced before it realized its potential. The concept of a subsystem has great potential for resolving this challenge. This article argues that the properties of the international system, including anarchy, are not constant, and show variation. To factor in this variation, first we need to identify subsystems (e.g. Geographical or functional) that diverge across issue areas and functions. Then we need to look at the interactions between subsystems, which is a neglected aspect of the literature on subsystems. This article contributes to the debate by setting out a new research agenda to study the interactions between subsystems and their effects on the general system; that is, to identify when the system is stable and when it changes. This agenda suggests a particular focus on the inconsistencies, contradictions, and challenges that lie at the intersections of different subsystems.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Change; Crisis; Strategic culture; Subsystem; System
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All Azimuth
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Q2
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4
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