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State Identity in Iranian Foreign Policy
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posted on 2016-01-01, 00:00 authored by Shahram AkbarzadehShahram Akbarzadeh, James BarryThis article examines the role of corporate identity in Iran’s foreign policy making. Drawing on interviews with Iranian stakeholders and an analysis of Iran’s political developments, this article surveys the three key elements of Iranian nationalism that shape Iranian foreign policy: Iranism, Islam and Shi’ism. This article finds that each of these is crucial in explaining the apparent contradictions in the approaches of several significant Iranian leaders, especially in cases where Iranism collides with religious values. By highlighting how each component is at once unique but still intrinsically linked to the others, this article demonstrates how Iran’s foreign policy choices can be understood in relation to its corporate identity.
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British journal of Middle Eastern studiesVolume
43Issue
4Pagination
613 - 629Publisher
Taylor & FrancisLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1353-0194eISSN
1469-3542Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2016, British Society for Middle Eastern StudiesUsage metrics
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