本文主旨在研究國際關係歷史社會學的興起與發展，反思其理論觀點，以及呈現此理論的優勢與未來，促使國內國際關係學者能關注此理論(或研究途徑)。因此，本文第壹部分說明國際關係歷史社會學的流行風潮，以顯現其近年所受到國際關係學者的重視，並約略說明國內相對的情形，以提醒國內國際關係學者關注此理論(或研究途徑)。第貳部分探討國際關係歷史社會學的理論(或研究途徑)發展過程，說明其經過三波的發展階段所關注的重點，尤其是批判主流理論的非歷史性或非歷史主義(ahistoricism)。第參部分探討國際關係歷史社會學轉向全球歷史社會學，主要是由於國際關係的全球性而引發其爭論全球的歷史社會性。第肆部分反思國際關係歷史社會學的若干關鍵議題，以思考其可能的發展趨勢。第伍部分探討國際關係歷史社會學的理論優勢與未來方向，藉以呈現其成為國際關係理論的新展望。

As a reminder for the domestic scholars in International Relations to acquaint to the International Historical Sociology(HIS), this paper aims at researching the development, reflections and prospects of IHS, while analyzing its strengths and future orientations. This paper presents a five-part analysis to reach these aims. The first part describes the popularity of IHS. Though more scholars have paid attentions to it in recent years, the trends in Taiwan have been opposite. This paper drafts a short review and call for International Relations scholars in Taiwan to acknowledge the trend. The second part of this paper examines the development of IHS in order to illustrate the foci of its three-wave development – in particular, the critique of ahistoricism in mainstream International Relations Theory. The third part discusses the shift of IHS toward Global Historical Sociology, which has been a result of debates between historical-social dimensions of globality in International Relations. The fourth part reflects some key issues of IHS and consider its trend of development. The fifth part explores the strengths and future orientations of IHS and assesses its prospects.