Abstract
Since the establishment of International Relations as an academic discipline in 1918, it
has undergone great transformations. The end of World War-II with devastated nuclear
technology brought forth national security perspectives impacting the study of IR and
giving birth to strategic and security studies as specialized sub-disciplines. Presently
the discipline of IR has very distinct and specialized sub-disciplines such as Strategic
Studies, Security Studies, Peace and Conflict Resolution and Area Studies. In Pakistan,
the first institute dealing with international affairs was established in 1947 and the first
teaching department at Karachi University was formed in 1958. However, it suffered
due to general apathy by the governments and public alike. In 1970s, Pakistan’s
security matrix compelled to create Area Study Centers and Strategic Studies
departments. Later, in early 2000s, electronic media played an important role in
popularizing these disciplines. Lately, the HEC has established a Consortium of Social
Sciences Universities in Pakistan to elevate the status of Social Sciences and launched
various scholarship schemes to meet the challenge of qualified human resource.
However, there is a need to establish an Academy of Social Sciences and a National
Society of International Relations to promote these disciplines on strong financial and
institutional footings.
Nazir Hussain. (2015) THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND STRATEGIC STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL SCIENCES: A CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN, Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 54, Issue 1.
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