A Study On The Collapse Of The Concert Of Europe As An International Regime

As an international regime in the history, the Concert of Europe exits for a long time as a factor for keeping the peace. This phenomenon is seldom in the history of international relations. So observing the process and exploring the cause of its collapse can provide a consult for the regular run of an international regime.The study on the Concert of Europe inside and outside of the country is not rich. In the preface, the author will introduce the research situation on this subject, analyze the research visual angle of it and put forward his own research aim and visual angle. He looks on the Concert of Europe as an international regime and tries to analyze the process and cause of the collapse of the Concert of Europe based on the material historical view of maxim and the theory of international regime and the theory of balance of power and diploma. Thus, he defines the time of the collapse of the Concert of Europe and summarizes the condition of the regular run of an international regime.In part one, the author analyzes the common benefit and the key element of the Concert of Europe, including the common aim of the joint country and the principle of the Concert of Europe. At the same time he also points out the exited contradiction inside of the Concert of Europe.In part two, the author will analyze the whole process of the run of the Concert of Europe. First, the author observes it from four terms and six stages, he introduces the important international events that lash to the Concert of Europe at every stage, At last, he determines the time of the collapse of the Concert of Europe. It is 1914 when the First World War broke out. Then, the author adds up the times ofinternational congress at every stage. Through it, he compares the difference of the run of the Concert of Europe at every stage. Through the observation and compare, the author summarizes the three traits of the run of the Concert Europe.In part three, the author analyses the cause of the collapse of the Concert of Europe from seven factors. These factors include the center of the regime, the structure of the regime, the organized style of the regime, the contrast of the strength of the great powers, the use of violence, the actual adaptable turning to another direction and the policy of the great powers to the Concert of Europe. These factors functions together and cause the system of the Concert of Europe to the collapse in the confrontation and war at last.In the last part, the author tries to summarize the condition of the regular run of an international regime from the process and cause of the collapse of the Concert of Europe. He induces six factors.