The concept of international system as a unit of analysis

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1994

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Yurdusev, Ahmet Nuri

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This article takes the view that the concept of international system is a unit of analysis like the established units for the students of international relations, such as states, international bodies, and so on. Having presented a survey of the historical usages of the concept, the paper outlines the three understandings of international system in the twentieth century. It concludes by arguing that the concept of international system, however it is defined, constitutes a unit of analysis for it is, in any case, either an explanatory tool or an ontological entity.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/108221

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Department of International Relations, Article