Leaders in the Middle East and North Africa : how ideology shapes foreign policy / Özgür Özdamar, Bilkent University, Sercan Canbolat, University of Connecticut.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Özdamar, Özgür, author.

Canbolat, Sercan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political leadership--Philosophy--Middle East.

Political leadership.

Political leadership--Philosophy--Africa, North.

Middle East--Foreign relations--1979-.

Middle East.

Africa, North--Foreign relations.

Africa, North.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 196 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

The study of politics in the MENA region has traditionally been dominated by historical and case study approaches. In this innovative book, Özgür Özdamar and Sercan Canbolat instead adopt a social science-based methodology to reconsider the dynamics of power and leadership in Africa and the Middle East. By analysing the psychological profiles of fourteen leaders across eight countries and three non-state organizations, they develop a nuanced portrait of modern leadership. Using this approach, the authors are able to draw connections between apparently disparate political ideologies, from Sunni Islamism to Shia revolutionism, from secular nationalism and armed non-state groups. Demonstrating the previously unacknowledged commonalities and divergences in these leaders' approaches, Özdamar and Canbolat illuminate their tactics and strategies and offer novel insights into how best to negotiate with them.

Contents:

Political ideology and foreign policy decision-making in the Middle East and North Africa: An operational code approach

Political Islam and Sunni ideology: Muslim brotherhood leadership

Political Islam and Shia ideology: Iranian and Iraqi leadership

Secularist leaders in the Levant: Syrian, Israeli and Lebanese leadership

Armed non-state actors' foreign policy: PKK, PYD, Hezbollah, and ISIS leaders in the Middle East and North Africa

Leaders, foreign policy decision-making, and international relations

Policy implications and future research.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Aug 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781009076500 (ebook)

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