Professor at the Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran and member of the board of directors of the Iranian Association for International Relations
Abstract
Philosophy, history and sociology have had an effective influence in international relations. This is the realistic nature of international relations—that it relies on other sciences. The social sciences have a history of integration within international studies. First, the philosophy of sciences and anthropology were beneficial to its study, and then history and finally sociology were integral to the discourse of international relations. The latter, sociology, had the greatest influence, offering new methodologies and analytical tools to perceive power, state, dominance, and political parties. For these reasons, the stability of international relations has been largely dependent on sociology. This paper will attempt to analyze the interdependence of sociology and international relations.
