'emotional turn' in International Relations: a review on emotion-rationality link

The quality of the linkage between rationality and emotions has been one of lasting issues in International Relations. Many International Relations’ thinkers have been trying to understand rational conducts and behaviors and prescribe some resolutions for emotional irrational decisions. These thinkers have mostly believed that rationality and emotions root in different sources and it is possible to protect ourselves and others against damaging results of emotions in world politics. New researches in International Relations and other related disciplines have questioned the premises and locked the thinkers’ eyes on emotions increasingly. The aim of the article is to study the new development and its results for International relations literatures. So, the main question here is what change has happened in relation between emotion and rationality in International Relations. To answer the question, it is worth saying that emotion-rationality link in International Relations has shifted from contradiction to unification which is called ‘emotional turn’. The hypothesis is studied by meta-analysis method. Findings show that emotions have been paid attention increasingly.