Volume 9 (2025)
Volume 8 (2024)
Volume 7 (2023)
Volume 6 (2022)
Volume 5 (2021)
Volume 4 (2020)
Volume 3 (2019)
Volume 2 (2018)
Volume 1 (2017)
Main Subjects = identity
Number of Articles: 16
The Feeling of Ontological Insecurity: The United Kingdom's Conflict-Seeking Foreign Policy (1998–2003)
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2025
Abstract
By the advent of the New Labour government in 1997, under Prime Minister Tony Blair, the UK became actively involved in various international conflicts, including the war in Kosovo ... Read More
Ontological (In)security and Brexit: ‘Islandness’ Identity and an Emotional Choice
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 June 2025
Abstract
Over the past century, the United Kingdom has transitioned through various international roles, from a global superpower during its imperial era to a key partner within the European ... Read More
Mythical Thought and the Constitution of Israeli Foreign Policy
Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2025, , Pages 257-291
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
Ontological Insecurity and the Decline of the UK Empire: A Study of National Identity under the New Labour Government (1997-2007)
Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2025, , Pages 153-191
Abstract
This article investigates whether the United Kingdom experienced a significant identity crisis, both geographically and historically, during the New Labour government (1997-2007); it ... Read More
Constructivist Analysis of Russia's Military Invasion of Ukraine (2022); Investigating Putin’s Identity Model and Cognitive Actions
Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, , Pages 841-876
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
A Nation State with Multiple Identities: Egypt in the Middle East Transition
Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2024, , Pages 589-614
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
Distorting the Past: A Narrative Review of Examples of History Crafting in Afghanistan's Secondary School History Textbooks (2001-2021)
Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 75-115
Abstract
This paper investigates the intricacies of crafting historical narratives within secondary school textbooks in Afghanistan throughout the past century. Employing critical discourse ... Read More
The British Self and Continental Other: The Question of British National Identity in the 2016 Referendum
Volume 4, Issue 3 , July 2020, , Pages 533-570
Abstract
The Brexit, UK’s withdrawal from the EU in 2020 was a pivotal moment in the history of Europe. The United Kingdom and the European Union have a longstanding relationship, which ... Read More
The Fourth World and Politics of Social Identity in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy
Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 731-761
Abstract
With the advent of the 21st century, the way characters and identities interact under the influence of dominant powers has brought a new world into existence, a world dubbed ... Read More
The Jewish Community in Contemporary Iran: A New Analytic Approach
Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 763-787
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
Kurdish Movements and Distributive Power Structures: A Theoretical Model to Understand the Rise and Fall of Kurdish Movements
Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 839-877
Abstract
Many studies have been conducted on the Kurds and their movements. Most authors have considered historical dimensions or applied limited theoretical variables, but have not ... Read More
Iran and Security Complex in the Persian Gulf
Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 45-73
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
Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2018, , Pages 699-734
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
Muslims’ Experience of Islamophobia in Major Scottish Cities: Different Experiences and Diverse Perceptions
Volume 2, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 189-223
Abstract
According to some researchers (Hopkins, 2004a; Hopkins & Smith, 2008), there is a perception among certain Muslims that anti-Muslim racism is higher in areas where there is a high ... Read More
Dearborn-Detroit Michigan: Ethnography of Faith and the U.S. Domestic and Foreign Policy Axis
Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 69-86
Abstract
The relationship between ethnic and faith communities in the United States and domestic forces relating to a converging and diverging social contract on the one hand, and US foreign, ... Read More
Kyoto’s Glocal Identity: Establishing Balance between Identity Change and Persistence
Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2017, , Pages 33-59