Differences between International Relations and International Politics.
There is a difference of opinion among the political thinkers on the issue that whether there are differences between International Relations and International Politics.This is because sometimes they are used interchangeably to analyse issues related to the discipline. But the term international relations has been globally accepted and recognized as the appropriate name of the discipline.Distinguished writers like Prof.Mahendra Kumar is of the view that international relations signifies the relation between two or more states.Similarly international politics is a relation between two or more states.Moreover, the behaviouralists gives importance not only on the political aspect but also other aspects i.e., social,economic and cultural to study international politics. Kenneth Thompson and Morgenthau consider international politics as an inalienable part of international relations.Several other scholars such as Palmer , Perkins,Burton,Schleicher,Schwarzenberger etc who prefer to use...
