المجلة الجزائرية للأمن والتنمية
Volume 15, Numéro 2, Pages 383-397
2026-07-01
Civilisation As A Tool And Level Of Analysis In International Relations: A Theoretical Overview
Authors : Boulemkahel Brahim .
Abstract
Abstract: This article explores civilisation as an analytical tool and level of analysis in international relations. It argues that the profound transformations of the post-Cold War international system have revealed the limitations of traditional state-centric and materialist approaches in explaining phenomena shaped by identity, historical memory, religion and symbolic structures. In this context, the civilisational dimension emerges as a significant interpretive framework for understanding patterns of conflict, cooperation and systemic transformation. Rather than treating civilisation as a fixed cultural backdrop, the study conceptualises it as a historically embedded and value-laden structure that informs collective identity, shapes perceptions of self and other, and influences the construction of interests, threats, alliances and foreign policy orientations. The article concludes that the Civilisational approach offers a broader and more nuanced understanding of contemporary international dynamics, particularly where geopolitical calculations intersect with identity-based and symbolic factors. Keywords: , International Relations, Level of Analysis, Analytical Tool, Civilisational States.
Keywords
Civilisation ; International Relations ; Levels of Analysis ; A Theoretical Analytical Tool ; Civilisational States
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