Historical Sociology and the benefits of Historical Turn in International Relations

Historical sociology in International Relations (HSIT) is a sufficient vehicle which one can focus on history. This view can overcome deficiencies of the rationalist perspective، and in other hand، could be considered as a progressive phase in the reflectivist perspective to history in the IR. By continuing social turn، indeed، one can see the historical turn in the IR. In this context، HSIR can provide useful implications for re-imagining historical turn. In this article، recalling history and reflecting epistemological and methodological modes، I focus on the four fields، including patterned relations، internal/external dynamics، agent/ structure effects، narrative explanation، and therefore re-imagine historical turn in the IR، based on the historical sociology.