Document Type : Research

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Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

10.30465/crtls.2024.44798.2718

Abstract

The relationship between Historical Sociology (HS) and International Relations (IR) is one of the relatively new fields of study, which has attracted the attention of researchers and activists of both fields during the last few decades. In other words, the impact of the international environment on internal developments is the basis for the emergence of this field of study with general titles such as International Historical Sociology (IHS) or Historical Sociology of International Relations (HSIR) during the first years or decade of the current century. The theoretical research on the book, World Historical Sociology (GHS), raises the question of whether it is possible to know World Historical Sociology as a conjuncture point between mentioned fields of study. The authors of the book is criticized claim this tenet as a transdisciplinary branch includes three areas of World Sociology, Historical Sociology, and World History. The studies carried out show that ambiguity in the possibility of methodological integration of the fields of sociology and history on the one hand and neglect of the position of the state in global transformations or its overlapping with the newly emerging field of Global Studies causes the current deficiencies in the content and methodological coherence of the book. However, the mentioned attitude can be more carefully considered and developed in the future. In this article, it will be tried to express the strengths and weaknesses of this work with a critical view.

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