Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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PhD Candidate of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Lamerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lamerd, Iran
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Assistant Professor of International Relations, Department of Political Science, Lamerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lamerd, Iran
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Islamic Azad University of Lamerd
Abstract
Attention to the concept of the international system and how to change its structure has had a special place in the study of international relations and has been the site of widespread theoretical controversy.
Numerous factors and drivers are influencing transformation of the international system.
The main question of the research is what factors affect structure of the international system and in other words what are drivers of structure of international system?
Therefore, the aim of this article is to identify drivers of structure of international system with a futuristic perspective. In study, while using the theory of structural realism (neo-realism) as a theoretical framework, descriptive structural analysis of ISM and Mick Mac program has been used. In the process of identifying drivers of the structure of international system, the method of "individual interview" and "library study" has been used and to design the future model of international system, the method of structural-interpretive modeling has been used. Structural-interpretive modeling is one of the exploratory methods of model design that allows drawing complex relationships between a large number of elements in a complex decision-making situation. After examining factors such as political power, economic and military power, globalization, international institutions, climate change, the spread of technology, weapons of mass destruction, regional conflicts, human rights, terrorism, immigration and citizenship, infectious diseases and population. Were proposed in the research hypothesis, research findings show that political, economic, military and cultural power are most influential drivers in evolution of structure of international system.
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