Ataturk Alatoo University, IR 3b Lecturer: Ibrahim Koncak Done by: Chyarai Toichubekkyzy Bishkek 2016

1. Theory of IR
IAAU, IR-3B
Lecturer: Ibrahim Koncak
Done by: Toichubek kyzy Chynarai
Carr’s Realism Wilson’s Idealism

2. Content:
 1. Political science and its role during WW1
 2. E.H. Carr’s Realistic criticism over idealists
 3. E.H. Carr’s contribution “20 years crisis”
 4. Wilson and Idealism
 5. Conclusion

3. 1. Political science and its role during WW1
 IR is under political science. Before political science, there was a political
philosophy, where philosophers like J.J Rousseau and others wrote about an ideal
type of government from the philosophical perspective. Philosophy asks
normative questions that are "Should" or "ought to". This normative questions
actually do not define "why" and "how" questions. That was one of the key
reasons the emergence of Political science. In the period of WW 1 (1914-1918),
people began to ask questions about war. Why wars occur? How to stop the war?

4. The first department on Political science
had emerged in UK, in 1920.
 E. H Carr was invited to make research on political science
 Edward Carr criticized Idealistic approaches of being so “naive”
 Any institutions can not build a peace
 The only way to prevent future wars is to increase the cost of war.
 British historian, born in London, educated at Trinity College,
Cambridge. From 1916 to 1936 he worked at the Foreign Office,
where he rose to the rank of First Secretary

5. 20 years
crisis  Edward Carr wrote a book “20 years
crisis”, where he gives first Great Debate
between Idealist and Realists, over human
behavior.

6. Wilson and Idealism
• After the end of WW1, Democratic challenger on January 8, set down 14 points as a plan for
world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I
• -Open Diplomacy
• -Free trade
• -Self determination
• -Creating a world coalition "League of Nations”
• For his work in this area Woodrow Wilson won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1920
• An advocate for democracy and world peace, Wilson is often ranked by historians as one of the
nation’s greatest presidents.

7. Conclusion
 Two different approaches and two different scholars made great contribution to
IR and Political science. Each of them did significant works especially after
WW1. When Western powers needed for a peace and coalition, Wilson showed
the way how to achieve them. His 14 points’ goal was the guiding idea behind
these points was self determination or choice of government structure.
 E. H Carr explained the way how to stop the war and wrote a very important
book for IR theory “20years crisis”. Both of their works influence for todays
life as well.

8. Thank you for attention!!!