• Stage one: Period of diplomatic history (ends in 1918) • Stage Two: Study of current affairs was highly emphasized • Stage Three: Considered war as accident, IRs was institutionalized through International Law (IL) and International Organizations (IOs) Stages in the Development of International Relations (as a field of study) • Stage Four: shift of emphasis from IL and IOs to forces and influences, these forces and influences determine foreign policy • Stage Five: Concentrated on system analysis and creation of a body of theory