Structuralism: Synthesis of Positivism andPost- Positivism, The Debate between NeoRealism andNeoliberalism

In this article, the author looks at the difinition of sturcturalism,as an explainatory theory thereby striving to portray a realisticapproach in studying of international politics. He seeks to explorethe social approach of structuralism, the different theoricians in thisfield, the normative role that the institutional stuctures play. He alsohighligts the connectness between normative trarsformations andalso the subject of identity and state interests. When used to examinethe story of structure to reduce the conflict between intellectualismand rectionanism and making balance among post-positivism andpositivism, the author considers that the utility of structuralism istaking into account the explanatory approach which has no usefulapplication on its part