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3.various Stages of IR Development

The document outlines 8 stages in the development of international relations as an academic discipline. It states that international relations has ancient roots but matured as a field after World War 2. The stages progressed from a focus on diplomatic history, to current affairs analysis during and after World War 1, to idealist and realist schools of thought in the interwar period and post-World War 2. Subsequent stages examined behaviors, liberalism, area studies, détente, and new power structures after the Cold War. International relations is considered a young discipline that gained definition through these evolving areas of analytical focus.

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3.various Stages of IR Development

The document outlines 8 stages in the development of international relations as an academic discipline. It states that international relations has ancient roots but matured as a field after World War 2. The stages progressed from a focus on diplomatic history, to current affairs analysis during and after World War 1, to idealist and realist schools of thought in the interwar period and post-World War 2. Subsequent stages examined behaviors, liberalism, area studies, détente, and new power structures after the Cold War. International relations is considered a young discipline that gained definition through these evolving areas of analytical focus.

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International Relations

By
Ms. Nighat Noureen

Topic of Discussion

What are different stages to the
development of international relations
as a separate discipline?
How one can state that International
Relations is a comparatively a young
disciples?

Task assigned
Critical reading of newspaper articles of
Sunday DAWN


Development of International
Relations
Both ancient & modern
As old as the state, Treaty of
Westphalia 1648 laid the foundation of
modern state system particularly to the
institution of diplomacy and military
Further development after industrial
revolution in 1880s
Adulthood after 2
nd
World War
First Stage
Up to start of 1
st
world

Area of focus
Diplomatic History
Description of past events
Second Stage
Start after the end of 1
st
World War

Area of focus
Study of Current affairs
Third Stage
Starts after the end of 1
st
World War and
continued to exist through out the interwar
years and even after
Area of focus
Idealist School of thought was on its peak
Reformation with sole objective to establish
a healthy world free of war and conflicts
Fourth Stage
Starts after the end of 2
nd
World War
Area of focus
Scientific analysis of the developments
in international arena
Attempts were made not to praise or
condemn international problems but to
understand them
Emergence of Realist School of thought
Fifth Stage
Starts from mid-sixties to seventies
Area of focus
Behavior or scientific study to IR with
emphasize to seek law like
generalizations about international
Phenomenon
Cold War
Neo-imperialism
Sixth Stage
Starts from late seventies to late
eighties
Area of focus
Neo-Liberalism school was emerged to
the study of IR
Area studies
Seventh Stage
Starts after 1985 particularly with the
arrival of Gorbachevs in power to
U.S.S.R
Area of focus
Dtente instead of cold war
Peaceful co-existence
Disarmament,
Cooperation instead of confrontation

Eight Stage
Commenced in the early nineties
immediately after the breakthrough of
the U.S.S.R
Area of focus
Study of new patterns of power
structure

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