Role of Religion in International System Structure (with a Constructivist Approach)

Despite the denial of secular approach, religion has always played important role in the occurrence of socio-political events. Rational model and positive epistemology denies the influence of normative elements in the international interaction. Post-structural and in particular reflective approaches find rational model with its emphasis on normative elements had received significant attentions in the study of the role of religion in international structure system. Despite of some shortcomings such as relativism, constructivist approach with its emphasize on constructed idea, identity, interest, agent behavior and agent-structure and mutual coexistence is chosen in this paper for explaining the role of religion in International System Structure.