The "Second Great Debate" was a dispute between "scientific IR" scholars who sought to refine scientific methods of inquiry in international relations theory and those who insisted on a more historicist/interpretative approach to international relations theory.
"Debat Besar Kedua" adalah pertentangan antara sarjana "HI ilmiah" yang berupaya memperbaiki metode penelitian ilmiah dalam teori hubungan internasional dan para sarjana yang lebih menyukai pendekatan historis/interpretatif terhadap teori hubungan internasional.