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The first great debate
The debate between realism and liberalism and the dichotomy between them. This debate was an ontological one. Carr and Morgenthau represented realism. -
Discipline of international relations established for the first time
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Discipline of international relations established for the second time
This establishment happened after the second world war. Edward Hallett Carr (1892-1982) wrote an influential book and was the main representative. -
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The second great debate
The second great debate erupted between behaviouralism and traditionalism. This debate was an epistemological one. Many scholars believed that Morgenthau’s theoretical framework was too impressionistic in nature. -
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The third great debate
This debate was called the neo-neo debate or the interparadigm debate. The debate included neo-liberalism, neo-realism and critical theory called neo-Marxism. The debate was an ontological one. Waltz’s neo-realist theory is one of the most prominent approach still today. The main representative of neo-liberalism is Robert O. Keohane. Main representatives of neo-Marxist are Robert Cox and Immanuel Wallerstein. -
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The fourth great debate
Participants of this debate are constructivism and the rational or positivist approaches (liberalism, realism and marxism). The debate is an epistemological one. The most important representative of the constructivist approach is Alexander Wendt.