A Review Towards Theories, Concepts, Methods in International Relations, and Related International Legal Instruments for Conducting Research on Transnational Organized Crime

Abstract

—Although viewed as an ambitious duty, this preliminary work will identify various theories, concepts, and methods in the study of International Relations (IR) and various instruments related to international law for conducting research on Transnational Organized Crimes (TOC). This effort relies on the experts' awareness that main theories within the IR literature are not yet fully available in comprehensively supporting analysis on TOC. Numerous recent references reveal that TOC is one of the prominent issues which has extensively emerged. TOC has also seriously been a threat to human security, particularly after the end of the Cold War (post-1990) until now. Therefore, methodologically, the writers did this work by collecting various latest references and archives within the discipline of IR, including conventions and protocols referred to TOC issues. All contents were critically reviewed and linked to the context of analyzing TOC. This work will help researchers and scholars quickly find the relevant analytical framework so that their analysis becomes more comprehensive than before. The writers realize that this article was merely limited to reviewing particular parts. There is indeed still a need for further projects to collect the remaining dimensions.