Islamic Political Thought

The Emergence of an Islamic Approach in Post-Westphalian International Relations

Document Type : Research Article (International Relation)

Authors

1 Assistant professor of political sciences faculty at Imam Sadiq University

2 M.A. student of Islamic Studies and Political Science at Imam Sadiq University

Abstract

Islam has a specific approach to the nature of international relations, which is different from two main international discourses, namely, realism and liberalism. In terms of ontological and epistemological foundations, schools in international relations differ from one another and as a result, their approach to international relations is different. This paper intends to compare the ontology foundations of the Islamic approach to international relations in comparison to both realism and liberalism approaches. However, two questions are discussed in this article: First, what are the ontological foundations of the international relations approach? Second, what is the difference between the Islamic theory of international relations and liberalism and realism approaches?  The method of the research is analytical and the way of collecting is a documentary type.
 

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Islamic Political Thought
Volume 7, Issue 2
October 2020
Pages 31-47
  • Receive Date: 11 April 2018
  • Revise Date: 13 May 2018
  • Accept Date: 04 June 2018