Diplomacy and reform in Iran : foreign policy under Khatami / Edward Wastnidge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wastnidge, Edward, author.

Series:

International library of Iranian studies.

International library of Iranian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Khātamī, Muḥammad--Political activity.

Khātamī, Muḥammad.

Iran--Foreign relations--United States.

Iran.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 212 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2016.

Summary:

"Nuclear power has for the most part dominated Western media and academic analyses concerning Iranian foreign policy in recent years. This focus, however, can be misleading, especially as regards the early presidency of Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005). In a riposte to Samuel Huntington's 'Clash of Civilisations' theory, Khatami proposed that there ought to be a 'Dialogue among Civilisations'. In this book, Edward Wastnidge examines Khatami's proposition, derived from the contemporary Iranian polymath Dariush Shayegan, not as a philosophical suggestion, but as a real foreign policy tool that enabled Khatami to make overtures towards the US. Across bi-lateral and multi-lateral examples, he explores its specific application and how it was used to create foreign policy and aid diplomacy. Furthermore, by placing the development of the idea within Iran's domestic political context, Wastnidge is also able to shed light onto the rise of the reform movement during this period. Based on extensive research, Diplomacy and Reform in Iran is a timely contribution to scholarship, and important reading for students and researchers of contemporary Iran and the complexities of Iranian foreign policy."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Iranian foreign policy in context

Chapter 3. Khatami and the idea of dialogue among civilisations

Chapter 4. The application of dialogue among civilisations at the bi-lateral level

case studies

Chapter 5. The application of dialogue among civilisations at the institutional level

Chapter 6. Analysis of the dialogue among civilisations initiative in Iranian foreign policy: motivations, receptivity, and malleability

Chapter 7. Conclusion.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781786720320

1786720329

9781350986091

1350986097

9781786730329

1786730324

OCLC:

1052118667