Palestine in EU and Russian foreign policy : statehood and the peace process / Malath Alagha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alagha, Malath, author.

Series:

Routledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and government.

Routledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and government ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palestinian Arabs--Politics and government.

Palestinian Arabs.

Palestine--Foreign relations--European Union countries.

Palestine.

European Union countries--Foreign relations--Palestine.

European Union countries.

Palestine--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Palestine.

Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

The establishment of a Palestinian state has long been a strategic objective of EU and Russian foreign policy in the Middle East. However, over a decade after the creation of the road-map, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state has still not been achieved. Palestine in EU and Russian Foreign Policy uses the school of constructivism to provide a new understanding of EU and Russian foreign policy. It explores the failure of these global actors to speed up the process of establishing a Palestinian state, despite this being a strategic objective and top priority of their involvement in the Middle East peace process. The book then analyses the role of identity and self-other perception in the making of EU and Russian foreign policy towards the Middle East peace process. It is argued that Palestinian statehood provides a telling empirical example of how, and to what extent, the search for global actorness, as a matter of international identity, informs foreign policy-making by global actors. The book then proceeds to discuss why the EU and Russia are so eager to be involved in initiating a peace settlement. Offering a new understanding of foreign policy-making by global players in Middle Eastern politics, this book will appeal to students, scholars and policymakers working in International Relations and European, Russian and Middle Eastern studies.

Contents:

Theoretical and methodological framework

Foreign policy-making

Identity building

Perception of the Middle East in context

Promoting the EU's and Russia's role in the MEPP and the establishment of Palestinian statehood

Findings and constructivist reflection.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781317236191

1-315-62682-9

9781315626826

OCLC:

1006320598