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1 online resource (171 pages) |
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Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government |
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Routledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and government.
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Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Definitions and abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; 1 Understanding Palestine: a historical context; 2 The EU and Russia: identity-building and the search for global actorness; 3 The Middle East in EU and Russian foreign policies: the importance and challenges; 4 Peacemaking and actorness: promoting the EU's and Russia's role in the establishment of Palestinian statehood; 5 Findings and constructivist reflection; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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 |
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Print version record |
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Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government.
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Diplomatic relations
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Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government
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SUBJECT |
Palestine -- Foreign relations -- European Union countries
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European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- Palestine
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Palestine -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation)
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Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Palestine
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European Union countries
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Middle East -- Palestine
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Russia (Federation)
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781317236191 |
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131723619X |
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