This article brings a broad array of works, which pertain to different research areas of international relations (IR), into contact with each other via a graphic method, systemism, to obtain insights that otherwise might prove elusive. Completion of these tasks is anticipated to exemplify how the systemist approach can enhance communication throughout IR. Systemism is introduced as a graphic technique for communicating arguments. Systemist graphics are used to convey the contents of (a) two studies that focus on theory per se and (b) a range of topics—foreign policy analysis, forecasting, and conflict processes. Systematic synthesis focusing on the two works about theory and bricolagic bridging that is based on all five studies reveal the contributions of a systemist approach, respectively, to the logics of confirmation and discovery. Value added from the systemist approach is confirmed for both IR research and pedagogy.

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系统主义和国际关系：图形方法如何加强交流

本文将涉及国际关系 (IR) 不同研究领域的大量著作通过图形方法、系统论相互联系，以获得否则可能难以捉摸的见解。这些任务的完成预计将举例说明系统主义方法如何加强整个 IR 的沟通。系统论作为一种用于交流论点的图形技术被引入。系统主义图形用于传达以下内容：(a) 两项侧重于理论本身的研究和 (b) 一系列主题——外交政策分析、预测和冲突过程。以所有五项研究为基础的关于理论和桥接的两部作品的系统综合揭示了系统主义方法分别对确认和发现逻辑的贡献。