Abstract
The international system has changed rapidly in the last thirty years and Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) has become a new critical factor of the world order of the 21st century. The interaction between STI and international affairs has increased, as well as its social and academic interest; however, there is still a lack of new theoretical and methodological approaches that examine this global rising phenomenon. This article is predominantly epistemological and is about how interactions between STI and international relations can be methodologically examined using systems models. This article raises the need for systems science approaches to explaining complex problems in international relations. In this sense, systems science and specifically systemism, offers great potential to study complex issues within a complex social system like the international order. Therefore, the main objective of this research is to develop an original systems framework that provides a comprehensive tool for studying complex topics like STI in the world system. The result is the creation of a Systems Architecture Model that examines the interaction between STI and international affairs from a systemist perspective.
Highlights
The profound changes occurring in the international system over the past thirty years have resulted in a novel scenario with new rules, trends, patterns and a global structure
Considering the increasing and complex interconnection between international relations and science, technology and innovation, this manuscript raises the need for systems science approaches to studying complex issues within a complex social system like the international system
All those empirical changes in the international system have generated a theoretical debate on how those changes may affect the main patterns and structure of the 21st century world order
Summary
The profound changes occurring in the international system over the past thirty years have resulted in a novel scenario with new rules, trends, patterns and a global structure In this new international context, one of the most significant issues is the increasing relevance and influence of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in international relations. Considering the increasing and complex interconnection between international relations and science, technology and innovation, this manuscript raises the need for systems science approaches to studying complex issues within a complex social system like the international system. The present essay contributions apply to the study of systems science and IS and require new and more complex investigations through developing an original methodological tool. The fifth section develops a new methodological tool, the Systems Architecture Model and shows the application in STI. Need for New Approaches in the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) System and
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