We see that the establishment of international relations as a discipline and theoretical autonomy is possible by going beyond the main themes of peace and war. Can we say that the continuation of international relations as a discipline in the future will depend on the ability to go beyond the main themes and emphasize the elements such as environment, justice and health?
International Relations academically has no future, no base in international interactions. Realism, new realism, and offensive realism reflecting only all nation-states' interactions' behaviors.
Dear Mehemet, a good question you pose when Int`s Relations as a discipline is now 100 years old! In my view, issues and actors come together in the evolving process of the discipline. As long as there are other issues that shape new trends, either new actors - besides national states (NS) - are taking their roles and competing and/or cooperating with the NS. Take subnational governments, private sector, NGOs and so on. Finally, what do you call the main themes, are they really and still "main"?
Should the discipline of “International Relations” be rethought in depth considering that it seems to have excluded civic participation so far?
The discipline of “International Relations” seems to have been used by opportunist politicians who have appropriated States powers to decide warlike States alliances, directly by the use of arms or indirectly by the control of money.
Citizens are all concerned with international relations, and that’s why they must regain control of it.
Inspired by jus cogens, they are the ones who will be able to truly create conviviality on the planet rather than the imperialists who are currently submitting them.
The continuation of international relations as a discipline in the future will depend on the ability to clearly understand the making of nations, how, why, who, and when. Boundary always has history, with history influence current and future policy and/or discipline.
As long as nations interact among themselves, international relations is the field of study for such interactions and relationships. No nation is an island. Reference to the theory of inter-dependence and globalisation, the study of international relations is essential.
I think the future is to stick on reality and truly describe international relations as they are. Only then theory of int. relations would be relevant. The topics of peace and war are main topics, theory could and should go further, but nevertheless it has to describe reality and not be seducted by desire to create a nice, comprehensive and general theoretical system, what (we) academics sometimes tend to do.
The reality of globalisation, regional integration, bi-lateral cooperation and multi-national system like the United Nations and it's agencies are germane to the study of international relations and it's conceptual framework for analytical understanding and operations. As nations manage their internal affairs to advance their national interests, the study of international relations is the channel to understand the external dynamics and it's complexities to engage other nations with a view to advance their strategic national interests.
The hard question is what type of international relations to teach or study or to examine or debate ? Foe example : security , economic, culture, diplomacy, social , political .............................International relations are bilateral , unilateral or multilateral.....which one can be classified as international relations ?? We have only a future of the Internal Politics....which deals only with all nation-states's behaviors.
The space for international relations as an academic field of study is widening given the reality of diverse trans- border human endeavours- trade, investments, migration, education, health, as well as the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals Agenda, particularly, the number 17 which targets partnerships among the nations.
International relations are always governed by interests. If interests go between nations, hostility and violence will prevail between countries
Emerging diverse rising global issues that need the attention of the international community to resolve are pointers to International Relations as a discipline of the future.
Welcome Mehmet Babacan
I think that we are living in a new phase now with regard to international relations. On the theoretical level, there is a shift in the topics studied, and there is another shift at the level of actors of international relations. There is a decline in the centrality of the state and Borders, and even the concept of power is no longer the same as before, so I think we need new analytical frameworks that enable us to better understand new phenomena.
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