Identity Construction and Historical Narratives: (Mis)Representation of Iran in the Awakening the Great Seljuks
Identity Construction and Historical Narratives: (Mis)Representation of Iran in the Awakening the Great Seljuks

Mohammad Soltaninejad; Maede Poorsafaee

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.388321.1494

Abstract
  While existing research highlights the role of dramas in shaping Turkish national identity, the genuineness of the narratives conveyed through such dramas has not been investigated. ...  Read More
Mythical Thought and the Constitution of Israeli Foreign Policy
Mythical Thought and the Constitution of Israeli Foreign Policy

Sajad Minadi; Homeira Moshirzadeh

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2025, , Pages 257-291

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.386042.1478

Abstract
  Israel’s foreign policy at times diverges from prevailing realist expectations, specifically rational considerations and prudence. This article argues that this is the result ...  Read More
Constructivist Analysis of Russia's Military Invasion of Ukraine (2022); Investigating Putin’s Identity Model and Cognitive Actions
Constructivist Analysis of Russia's Military Invasion of Ukraine (2022); Investigating Putin’s Identity Model and Cognitive Actions

Mohammad Nazer Shahir; Ali N Boghairy

Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, , Pages 841-876

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.379457.1449

Abstract
  Constructivism theory believes that the power, security and survival of a nation are often shaped by the identity structures and perceptions of its agents, which in turn define the ...  Read More
EU and the Mediterranean Bazaar: Mediterranean Competition and Multiplication of Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation Initiatives
EU and the Mediterranean Bazaar: Mediterranean Competition and Multiplication of Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation Initiatives

Ali Sabbaghian; Rajdeep Singh

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2024, , Pages 529-558

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.372361.1415

Abstract
  EU has developed a plethora of initiatives to deal with the southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. From Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP) and the so-called Barcelona Process to ...  Read More
A Nation State with Multiple Identities: Egypt in the Middle East Transition
A Nation State with Multiple Identities: Egypt in the Middle East Transition

Erzsebet N. Rozsa

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2024, , Pages 589-614

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.373609.1421

Abstract
  Transition in the Middle East has been one of the most visible characteristics of the Middle East since the end of the Cold War. Having been probably the most penetrated region of the ...  Read More
Britain’s Mechanism of Tolerance in the AASR’s Role Sharing: Case Study of UK-US Conflict of Interests in Iran
Britain’s Mechanism of Tolerance in the AASR’s Role Sharing: Case Study of UK-US Conflict of Interests in Iran

Sam Mohammadpour; Mohammad Reza Saeidabadi

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 637-672

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.361099.1358

Abstract
  WWII and its consequences served to bring a new era of extensive cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States, leading to the birth of the Anglo-American special relationship ...  Read More
The Jewish Community in Contemporary Iran: A New Analytic Approach
The Jewish Community in Contemporary Iran: A New Analytic Approach

Monica Mereu

Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 763-787

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2020.304193.1156

Abstract
  This paper takes a broad and novel approach to analysing the Iranian Jewish community of Iran, both as a distinct group and as a constituent part of Iran’s wider population ...  Read More
Iran and Security Complex in the Persian Gulf
Iran and Security Complex in the Persian Gulf

Fatemeh Shayan

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 45-73

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2019.276060.1094

Abstract
  This article enters into the debate on the link between security and identity by looking at the security context in the states surrounding the Persian Gulf, particularly Iran. Earlier ...  Read More
Nation, Ethnicity and Religion; Second Generation Muslims’ Social Identity in Scotland
Nation, Ethnicity and Religion; Second Generation Muslims’ Social Identity in Scotland

Reza Bagheri

Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2018, , Pages 699-734

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2019.262498.1062

Abstract
  Existing evidence seems to indicate that Muslims in Scotland have constructed hyphenated or hybrid identities that draw on religion, ethnicity and nationality. However, minor attention ...  Read More