Why Do We Study International Relations

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“Men look for pattern in social life that leads to particular result, an arrangement of social life such as that it promotes certain goals or values”. – Headely Bull The world we see today is made up of patterns of Human interaction. These interactions of Human activity make up the contemporary world we live today. One lives a life of abundance with social security and enough food to stay alive where as millions of others are living a life of scarcity and uncertainty. These are the perplexing question, which come to our mind and in front of the International society when we study International relations.

In this complex and unflattering world we look for answers on daily situations that shape and affect our life. Theories help us understand the phenomena occurring around us. They give us a lens to look at the world. In theories we study the evens occurring around us. The events in the International Political arena are defined by Power, Hegemony and self Interest. Why is that United States intertwined in the Iraq invasion of Kuwait in 1990? Can small sovereign nations like Rwanda or Belgium have any influence in the International Relations? How shall India’s Foreign policy be towards Iraq? Is Marxism the answer to the problems of the contemporary world like Poverty, State funded terrorism and even new age psychological problems like depression or anorexia? Such are the objects that wringer on the mind of any International relations student. …show more content…

Rationalist like Realism and Liberalism help us to see the world in a positive realistic limelight, where as reflectivsts help us to get a different

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