International relations is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states.
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13 Facts About International relations
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International relations is widely classified as a major subdiscipline of political science, along with comparative politics and political theory.
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In 1965, Glendon College and the Norman Paterson School of International relations Affairs were the first institutions in Canada to offer an undergraduate and a graduate program in international studies and affairs, respectively.
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The division between comparative politics and international relations is artificial, as processes within nations shape international processes, and international processes shape processes within states.
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Realist framework of international relations rests on the fundamental assumption that the international state system is an anarchy, with no overarching power restricting the behaviour of sovereign states.
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International relations organisations are in consequence merely seen as tools for individual states used to further their own interests, and are thought to have little power in shaping states' foreign policies on their own.
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In modern times, liberal international relations theory arose after World War I in response to the ability of states to control and limit war in their international relations.
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The constructivist scholar Alexander Wendt, in a 1992 article in International relations Organization, noted in response to realism that "anarchy is what states make of it".
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Post-structuralism theories of international relations developed in the 1980s from postmodernist studies in political science.
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Rosenberg's article "Why is there no International Historical Sociology" was a key text in the evolution of this strand of international relations theory.
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Concept of power in international relations can be described as the degree of resources, capabilities, and influence in international affairs.
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Existence of power blocs in international relations is a significant factor related to polarity.
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Polarity in international relations refers to the arrangement of power within the international system.
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