International relations and foreign policy in the Middle East: PLO, Hizbullah, and KRG as statelike actors

Abstract

This thesis examines the foreign policy of statelike actors; that are entities that blur the line between state and armed non-state actors. It employs neoclassical realism, which hereto has been firmly state-centric, arguing that the approach and methodology of neoclassical realism has the explanatory power to better understand statelike actors’ foreign policy on a regional level.The thesis explores the foreign policy of three different yet similar actors; a national liberation movement, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO); an Islamist political party and an Islamic social movement, Hizbullah; and a secessionist movement, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Despite their diverse nature and aspirations, these three actors display a high level of stateness, including the ability to conduct foreign policy, without possessing international legal recognition.Drawing from neoclassical realism, the thesis identifies specific intervening variables – the leadership’s perception of ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/53115
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/53115
ND
53115
Alternative title
Διεθνείς σχέσεις και εξωτερική πολιτική στη Μέση Ανατολή: η οργάνωση για την απελευθέρωση της Παλαιστίνης, η Χεζμπολλάχ και η περιφερειακή κυβέρνηση του Κουρδιστάν ως δρώντες με οιονεί κρατική υπόσταση
Author
Aqra, Zakia (Father's name: Anouar)
Date
2022
Degree Grantor
University of Peloponesse
Committee members
Ρούσσος Σωτήριος
Τζιφάκης Νικόλαος
Φακιολάς Ευστάθιος
Χουλιάρας Αστέριος
Γκόφας Ανδρέας
Κεφαλά Παρασκευή
Λίβας Σωτήριος
Discipline
Social SciencesPolitical Science ➨ International Relations
Keywords
Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO); Hizbullah; Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG); Foreign policy; Neoclassical realism; Armed non-state actors; statelike actors
Country
Greece
Language
English
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