关键词: 国际关系, 知识体系, 概念创新, 中国

Abstract: Concepts are the basic elements of a body of knowledge. In the formation and development of the discipline of international relations, a series of concepts have been produced, which can be divided into those generated in the thought and practice of international relations in premodern times, those created in the construction of modern international relations theories, and those transplanted from other disciplines to the field of international relations. In view of the fact that the existing concepts generated in premodern international relations thought and practice mainly come from the West, Chinese scholars have begun to explore and interpret the classical Chinese concepts of international relations, generate new concepts based on the analysis of the international system in various regions of ancient Asia, and contract or expand the scope of application of the existing concepts. For the concepts created in the construction of modern international relations theories, Chinese scholars have redefined the existing concepts by identifying their origins, clarifying their differences and seeking common ground, making new wine in old bottles, and classifying them into different categories, and created new concepts by adding adjectives to the existing concepts and combining two existing concepts. Under the interdisciplinary trend of research in social sciences, Chinese scholars in international relations have consciously borrowed concepts from other disciplines to describe empirical facts in the field of international relations, and redefined concepts from other disciplines according to the characteristics of the field of international relations. In the process of constructing the independent body of knowledge that originates in China, the conceptual innovation provides the necessary foundation for the construction of the body of knowledge of international relations in China.

Key words: international relations, body of knowledge, conceptual innovation;China