L'International, a journal published in Paris in the 1840s that brought together an international team of intellectuals aiming to advance international studies, represents not only a forgotten milestone in the development of international studies but also provides an important case study shedding light on the challenges that need to be overcome in the development of international studies as a distinctive area of research. This article considers both the potential and the limits of the approach to international studies set out in L'International with a view to further understanding the potential and limits of international studies today. It elucidates four features of the approach taken in L'International pertinent to debates in today's discipline: (i) the boundaries of international studies; (ii) the nature of a scientific approach to the subject; (iii) the role of race, gender, and class; and (iv) the relationship between international studies and the policy sector. While its contributors were notable for putting forward a pluralist approach to the subject, their efforts were marred by their consideration of a limited set of interests.

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L'International：世界上第一个国际期刊和国际研究的可能性和局限性

L'International是 1840 年代在巴黎出版的期刊，汇集了旨在推进国际研究的国际知识分子团队，不仅代表了国际研究发展中被遗忘的里程碑，而且还提供了一个重要的案例研究，阐明了挑战在将国际研究作为一个独特的研究领域发展的过程中需要克服这一点。本文考虑了L'International提出的国际研究方法的潜力和局限性，以期进一步了解当今国际研究的潜力和局限性。它阐明了L'International所采用方法的四个特征与当今学科的辩论有关：(i) 国际研究的界限；(ii) 该主题的科学方法的性质；(iii) 种族、性别和阶级的作用；(iv) 国际研究与政策部门之间的关系。虽然它的贡献者以对该主题提出多元化的方法而著称，但他们的努力因考虑到一组有限的利益而受到损害。