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Iran and the International System book cover

1st Edition

Iran and the International System

Edited By Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Reza Molavi Copyright 2012
240 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Much attention in the West has focused on Iran as a problem country. This book challenges the representations of Iran as a hostile regional power led by ideologues, and goes further by discussing how international relations are viewed from inside Iran itself, outlining the factors which underpin Iranian thinking on international relations and considering what role Iran, as a large and significant... Read more

Notes on Contributors  Abstracts  Acknowledgements  Introduction - Anoushiravan Ehteshami and Reza Molavi  1. Iran’s Religious Fundaments and Principles in Interactions with International System - Ali Akbar Alikhani  2. Political Rationality of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Comparison with Contemporary Fundamentalism - Morteza Bahrani  3. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Ideal International System - Dehghani Firooz-Abadi  4. Peace and Security in the International System: An Iranian Approach - Afshar Eftekhary  5. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the International System: Clash with the Domination Paradigm - Manouchehr Mohammadi  6. Transnational Culture and International Relations of Iran - Mohammad Javad Nateghpour  7. Two Different Faces of Iran-West Relations: Incompatibility of Official Levels with Everyday Life - Vahid Shalchi  8. Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy in Contemporary Iran - Anoushiravan Ehteshami  9. Foreign Policy as Social Construction - Hossein Salimi  10. Discourse and Violence: The Friend-Enemy Conjunction in Contemporary Iranian-American Relations - Arshin Adib-Moghaddam  11. Energy Security and Iran’s Role in International Relations - Paul Rogers  12. The Impact of the Iran’s Tenth Presidential Election on its Relations with the EU and Mediterranean States - Mahboubeh Sadeghinia  13. The 2009 Iranian Presidential Elections in Comparative Perspective - Luciano Zaccara  14. Concluding Thoughts - Nadir Gohari  Select Bibliography

Biography

Anoushiravan Ehteshami is Dean of Internationalisation, and Professor of International Relations.  He was founding Head of the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University, UK.  His most recent books published by Routledge include Geopolitics and Globalization in the Middle East: Old Games, New Rules, and The Middle East’s Relations with Asia and Russia.  Reza Molavi received his PhD from Durham University and recently acted as the Executive Director of the Centre for Iranian Studies, Durham University, UK.

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