Power in international relations

Key Words: Idealism, realism, pluralism, neorealism and globalism. The Project is design to present the development of 'Power in international Relations Theories'. At first I ask "What is Power?" in international relations theories and I give a lot of answers from international relations theorists. In the first chapter includes analysis of concrete and abstract componenets in the power and gives samples about political events. Also I analyse that how these components effect the international order. At the second chapter I study four theories as named of idealism, realism, pluralism and neorealism. Idealism is the first theory in international relations history. I explain how this theory rise and fallen between The First World War and The second World War. Realism is the most interesting theory about the power. I show Thucydides, Nicolle Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, Edward Hallet Carr and Hans Morgenthau's approaches the corcerned theory. I also determine to devolopment of modern power politics at the international order and critics of idealism from this theorists, especially E. H. Carr. Pluralism was borning from critics of the realism theory. According to pluralist theorists international order was changed. Balance of power between Super powers have change the international order. Effects of international nongovermental organisations are studied in this chapter. Neorelism is reborn realism. This theory redefinition of the power and not to exclude some of thinks from realism. I hope this project can be useful for international relations students. I am very greatful to Burhanettin Duran of Sakarya University for his excellent contributions to my ideas. VI