Understanding English School’s Contributions to the International Relations

As an integral part of International Relations (IR) theories, English School reflects the thinking of international affairs from Britain and other non-American countries in the West. The emergence of English School is the result of the split of IR academia after World War II and the extensive debate...

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Main Authors: Zhenhao Ma, Jie Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd. 2022-12-01
Series:Chinese Journal of International Review
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Online Access:https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S263053132250010X
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Summary:As an integral part of International Relations (IR) theories, English School reflects the thinking of international affairs from Britain and other non-American countries in the West. The emergence of English School is the result of the split of IR academia after World War II and the extensive debate related with the behaviorist revolution in 1950–1960s. On the one hand, English School adopts a holistic method and then elaborates the notion “international society” as its label. On the other hand, compared with constructivism, English School is quite different in terms of adoption of the historical approach.
ISSN:2630-5313
2630-5321