The origins of International Relations (IR) as an academic discipline are often associated with research at British and US universities inspired by Wilsonian idealism in the aftermath of the First World War. However, this paper argues, there are more nuanced intellectual traditions that transcend the chronological, geographical and thematic boundaries of what has conventionally been understood as early IR scholarship. In particular, it shows how nationalism and internationalism were used as rhetorical devices to underpin debates beyond the Anglo-American sphere and before 1919. The paper first reviews how the conventional narrative of inter-war ‘idealism’ evolved and how recent revisionist historiography has challenged it. The second part shows how neglected strands of literature contribute to the revised picture and highlights the role of nationalism and internationalism in channelling the study of IR from around 1900 to the Second World War.

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1900-1939年国际关系研究中的民族主义和国际主义

国际关系（IR）作为一门学科的起源经常与一战后威尔逊主义唯心主义启发的英国和美国大学的研究相关。但是，本文认为，有更多细微的知识传统超越了传统上被认为是早期IR研究的时间，地理和主题范围。特别是，它显示了民族主义和国际主义如何被用作修辞手段，以支持英美范围之外以及1919年之前的辩论。本文首先回顾了战间“理想主义”的传统叙述是如何演变的，以及最近的修正主义史学是如何挑战的它。