This handbook examines the regional and international dynamics of the Middle East. It challenges the state society dichotomy to make sense of decision-making and behavior by ruling regimes. The 33 chapter authors include the worldâs leading scholars of the Middle East and International Relations (IR) in order to make sense of the region. This synthesis of area studies expertise and IR theory provides a unique and rigorous account of the regionâs current dynamics, which have reached a crisis point since the beginning of the Arab Spring.The Middle East has been characterized by volatility for more than a century. Although the region attracts significant scholarly interest, IR theory has rarely been used as a tool to understand events. The constructivist approach in IR highlights the significance of state identity, shaped by history and culture, in making sense of international relations. The authors of this volume consider how IR theory can elucidate the patterns and principles that shape the region, in order to provide a rigorous account of the contemporary challenges of the Middle East.The Routledge Handbook of International Relations in the Middle East provides comprehensive coverage of International Relations issues in the region. Thus, it offers key resources for researchers and students interested in International Relations and the Middle East.
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This handbook book examines the regional and international dynamics of the Middle East. The 28 chapters include the worldâs leading scholars of the Middle East and International Relations (IR) in order to make sense of the region.
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1. The blurred line between state identity and realpolitik Shahram Akbarzadeh2. Neoclassical Realism: Domestic Politics, Systemic Pressures, and the impact on Foreign Policy since the Arab Spring Thomas Juneau, Steven E. Lobell, Norrin Ripsman and Larry Rubin3. What constructivism? Vendulka KubĂĄlkovĂĄ4. Historical sociology and Middle East international relations Ewan Stein5. Subaltern Realism Meets the Arab World Mohammad Ayoob 6. Islam, Political Islam, and the State System Frederic Volpi7. Donât Shoot the Elephant: Middle East stability after the Iranian nuclear deal Patricia Lewis and Karim Kemal8. The Revolutionary Guard in Iranian Domestic and Foreign Power Politics Farzan Sabet and Roozbeh Safshekan9. The Arab Uprising and Regional Power Struggle Raymond Hinnesbuch10. U.S.-Israel Relations During the Obama Administration: Fundamental Shift, or Adaptation to New Realities? Robert Looney11. Saudi Arabia and Iran: Islam and Foreign Policy in the Middle East Simon Mabon12. The Arab Spring and Russian Foreign Policy toward the Middle East Mark Katz13. Chinaâs Foray into the Middle East: from Ambivalence to Ambition? Michael Clarke 14. Oil Production, Innovation, and Politics in the Middle East Hamid E.Ali and Nesreen N. Al Anbar15. Qatar: An Ambitious Small State Matthew Gray 16. GCC Foreign Policy: The Struggle for Consensus Kristian Coates Ulrichsen17. EU Policy in the Middle East: Shifting Dynamics Christian Koch 18. Old and New Challenges for Ethnic and Religious Minorities in the Middle East Jordi Tejel19. UNSCR 1325: A Framework for Womenâs Peace Activism in the Middle East? Sophie Richter-Devroe20. The demise of the Arab strongman? Authoritarianism and the future of the Middle East Pietro Marzo and Francesco Cavatorta21. State breakdown and its beneficiaries: the Kurds Denise Natali 22. Strategic decision-making of Middle Eastern armed non-state actors Wietse van den Berge23. Islamic State: Aberration, or Accelerant of System-wide Changes to Come? Michael S. Smith II24. The Iran-Hizbullah relationship in the Arab Spring Shahram Akbarzadeh25. The Muslim Brotherhood and An-Nahda after the Arab Spring: a Failed Project Alison Pargeter26. Transition and the Arab Spring George Joffe27. Shock absorption Palestinian-Israel status quo 2009-17 Philip Leech-Ngo28. The rise and fall of Turkey in the Arab Spring Paul Williams
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ISBN
9780367730932
Publisert
2020-12-18
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Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
748 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
174 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
U, 05
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
456
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Biographical note
Shahram Akbarzadeh is Research Professor in Middle East and Central Asian Politics at Deakin University and the Deputy Director (International) of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University (Australia). He held a prestigious ARC Future Fellowship (2012â2016) on the Role of Islam in Iranâs Foreign Policy-making and recently completed a Qatar Foundation grant on Sectarianism in the Middle East.