In summary, the traditional International Society approach views world politics as ahuman world. That means that it is attuned to the normative aspects and value dilemmas of international relations; that also mean that the approach is basically situational or historical.World politics is open to all the potential that human being have for improving their lives, including the progress and peace that classical liberals emphasize. But world politics is exposed, as well, to all the shortcomings and limitations that human beings exhibit, with all the possibilities of risk, uncertainly,danger,conflict and so on that that implies;including the insecurity and disorder emphasized by classical realist pessimism; that may be its main strength.
Some contemporary ‘English School’ theorists have moved away from the traditional approach of Martin Wight and Hedley Bull,who emphasized the role of ideas, norms, and values in IR,and closer to the social science approach to IR exemplified by the work of Kenneth Waltz, which emphasize international structure. Barry Buzan seeks to develop a more sophisticated analysis of the structure of international society. By ‘structure’ is meant the encompassing framework and underlying foundation of international relations, the very basis of the existence of either an international system or an international society. For Waltz,international structure was the underpinning power relation of sovereign states. For Buzan international structure is sustained by a number of ‘primary institution’ of international society. The master institutions are; sovereignty