Methodology of American and British Schools in International Political Economy: Confrontation or Collaboration

Document Type : Research

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Faculty Member of the Department of Political Science, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran

Abstract

According to many scholars, the birth and emergence of the field of International Political Economy (IPE) can be traced back to the early 1970s, following certain theoretical and practical deadlocks in international relations. It is during this period that individuals such as Strange, Cox, Keohane, Nye, Gilpin, Katzenstein, and Krasner present their discussions within the framework of two schools: The British and the American. It appears that there are significant differences between the prevailing perspectives of these two schools. Accordingly, the aim is to answer the question of what methodological perspectives the American and British schools possess. To this end, the historical conditions and contexts of these two schools are examined, and the methodological positions of the aforementioned schools are discussed. In this regard, the investigation and historical trajectory of the intellectual formation of this discipline also reveal the differences between the two schools and indicate that these two approaches have adopted different methodological stances for analyzing and studying the complex links between economic activities at the international level. The conclusion drawn from the research indicates that a form of confrontation and methodological division has emerged between the two schools, which could jeopardize the integrity of this academic field, which, in addition to geographical distinctions, also possesses intellectual and methodological divergences. The research method is descriptive and analytical, with the schools of International Political Economy considered as the data.

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