本书作为专业教科书，主旨是说明怎样进行国际关系研究和为什么要这样研究。内容包括三部分：第一部分阐释的是方法论，讨论了国际关系事实、方法论的基本概念以及研究途径与范式。第二部分介绍的是学科方法，论述了案例研究法、定量分析法、形式模型法和诠释法。第三部分说明的是论文设计的操作要求和写作规范。本书是以国际关系及相关专业的学生、教师和研究人员为主要对象，宗旨是普及方法论知识，推动学科研究和创新能力的发展。

As a professional textbook, the main purpose of this book is to explain how to conduct international relations research and why. The content consists of three parts: the first part explains the methodology, discusses the facts of international relations, the basic concepts of methodology, and research approaches and paradigms. The second part introduces disciplinary methods, discussing case study methods, quantitative analysis methods, formal modeling methods, and interpretive methods. The third part describes the operational requirements and writing specifications for thesis design. This book is aimed at students, teachers and researchers in international relations and related majors, and aims to popularize methodological knowledge and promote the development of disciplinary research and innovation capabilities.（AI翻译）