The International Self
Subtitle: Psychoanalysis And The Search For Israeli-Palestinian Peace (S U N Y Series in Israeli Studies)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: July 7, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780791465059
Subjects: International relations; Psychoanalysis; Political Science; Middle East - Israel; Social aspects; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Political psychology; International Relations - General; Peace; Israel; Psychological aspects; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Arab-Israeli conflict
First sentence: What leads long-standing adversaries to seek peace?
Description: "The International Self explores an age-old question in international affairs, one that has been particularly pressing in the context of the contemporary Middle East: what leads long-standing adversaries to seek peace? Mira M. Sucharov employs a socio-psychoanalytic model to argue that collective identity ultimately shapes foreign policy and policy change. Specifically, she shows that all states possess a distinctive role-identity that tends to shape behavior in the international realm."--Jacket.