國際關係理論研究在中國大陸是一個新興學科，隨著中國綜合國力的不斷壯大及其世界影響力的日益上升，自1960年代以來，國際關係理論研究有了快速的發展。擇其要者，馬克思主義、西方主流理論和新中國的外交史研究成為推動大陸國際關係理論發展的主要動力。然而，在四十年的國際關係理論發展過程中，仍然存在理論思維缺乏、問題意識不足以及中國理論缺失等缺陷。因此，在考察中國和平發展道路需要的基礎上，本文提出了大陸研究國際關係理論的一項學術規劃，並鮮明地提出了中國的理論研究必須創建具有中國特色、中國風格、中國氣派的國際關係理論。

The IR theory is a new discipline in academia of Mainland China. With development of China’s Comprehensive National Power and its increasing influence around the world, the IR theory studies of Mainland China have been rapid improved since 1960s. In particular, Marxism, Mainstream theories of Western Schools and PRC’s diplomatic history studies took as the driving forces for IRT advance. However, during the course of forty years studies, there were still many problems in IRT studies, such as shortage of theory logics, shortage of questions and even shortage of Chinese theories. So, based on expounding the explanation of China's peaceful development road, the paper presents a research program for China’s IR theory studies in the future and advocates that China academia should establish the international relation theories with Chinese characteristics, Chinese style and Chinese manner.