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inspiration to study IRs as a separate discipline
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liberal political thought embedded in to it
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'Realism' Vs 'liberalism'
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scholars argued that international politics were not susceptible to scientific enquiry
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‘behaviorism’ Vs ‘traditionalism’
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After severe criticisms towards liberalism for failing to explain the continuing presence of war and conflicts
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neo-neo debate (neorealism , neoliberalism , neo-Marxism)
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neo-liberal approach , neo-Marxist approach regarding international interdependence
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constructivism (post-positivist approach) Vs positivist approaches (liberalism, realism and Marxism)
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established traditions in IR seemed unable to explain the prevailing situations
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initiated the fourth debate