【摘要】 层次分析是国际关系研究中的一种重要方法。本文主要分 3部分对层次分析涉及的几个问题进行了全面的分析和考察。本文指出 :所谓的层次实际是指那些不同的“解释来源”(自变量 )所处的、不同类型的位置 ,所谓的层次分析问题实际就是关于如何辨别和区分那些不同的“解释来源”(自变量 )所处的、不同类型的位置的问题。本文认为 :国际体系大致可以分为 3个层次 ,即体系层次、互动层次和单元层次 ;在这 3个层次上能充当“解释来源”的独立变量分别是结构、过程和属性。鉴于层次分析在国际关系研究中的重要地位 ,本文在最后特别探讨了层次分析的应用及意义。更多还原

【Abstract】 The Level-of-Analysis is one of the most important approaches in international studies, and it has great impact on the development of modern international theory. This paper examines the origin of the-level-of-analysis approach, the essence and stratification of levels, as well as the application and significance of it. The author argues that main problems in the level-of-analysis is how to identify and treat different types of location in which sources of explanation for observed phenomena can be found and that the level in essence is the location of one type of independent variable. Moreover, the author argues that the international system can be divided into three levels, namely, the system level, the interaction level and the unit level, and that the three sources of explanation (independent variables) in them are the system structure, the interaction process and the unit attributes respectively.更多还原