Iranian Foreign Policy during Ahmadinejad [electronic resource] : Ideology and Actions /
Warnaar, Maaike.author.
Written for scholars and practitioners puzzled by Iran's foreign policy choices, this book argues that Iran's foreign policy behavior is best understood in the context of the regime's foreign policy ideology, which is rooted in a conception of Iran as a nation changed by the 1979 Revolution and an example to other nations in a changing world.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Studying Iranian Foreign Policy: A Constructivist Approach; Chapter 2 Ideology and Legitimacy during Ahmadinejad's Presidency; Chapter 3 International Legitimacy: Constraints and Opportunities; Chapter 4 A Foreign Policy Ideology of Change; Chapter 5 Iranian Foreign Policy Behavior 2005-2013; Chapter 6 "Nuclear Power Is Our Right!": The 2010 Tehran Declaration; Chapter 7 Foreign Threat and Political Repression; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-284)  and index.
Written for scholars and practitioners puzzled by Iran's foreign policy choices, this book argues that Iran's foreign policy behavior is best understood in the context of the regime's foreign policy ideology, which is rooted in a conception of Iran as a nation changed by the 1979 Revolution and an example to other nations in a changing world.
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud.
Middle East-Politics and government.
International relations.
Political science.
Political theory.
Middle Eastern Politics.
International Relations.
Political Science.
Political Theory.
Foreign Policy.