International relations

:Foreign affairs redirects here. For other things named Foreign Affairs, see Foreign affairs (disambiguation).

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International relations (IR), a branch of political science, is the study of foreign affairs of and relations among states within the international system, including the roles of inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and multinational corporations (MNCs). It is both an academic and public policy field, and can be either positive or normative as it both seeks to analyze as well as formulate foreign policy.

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Political science - Inter-governmental organizations - Non-governmental organization - Multinational corporation - Academic - Public policy - Positive - Normative

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IR draws upon such diverse fields as political science, economics, history, law, philosophy, area studies, sociology, cultural studies and other social sciences. It involves a diverse range of issues, from globalization and its impacts on state sovereignty to the environmental movement, nuclear proliferation, nationalism, foreign aid, economic development, terrorism and human rights.

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Political science - Economics - History - Law - Philosophy - Area studies - Sociology - Cultural studies - Social sciences - Globalization - Environmental movement - Nuclear proliferation - Nationalism - Foreign aid - Economic development - Terrorism - Human rights

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