The Feeling of Ontological Insecurity: The United Kingdom's Conflict-Seeking Foreign Policy (1998–2003)
The Feeling of Ontological Insecurity: The United Kingdom's Conflict-Seeking Foreign Policy (1998–2003)

Siavash Chavoshi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.386027.1477

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
Ontological (In)security and Brexit: ‘Islandness’ Identity and an Emotional Choice

Sam Mohammadpour; Mohammad Reza Saeidabadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.389614.1497

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
Grassroots Activism and Advocacy for Palestinian Rights in the UK: Navigating Social Change and Global Justice
Grassroots Activism and Advocacy for Palestinian Rights in the UK: Navigating Social Change and Global Justice

Mohsen Farkhani; Reza Bagheri

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2025, , Pages 45-86

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.382818.1464

Abstract
  This paper explores the dynamics and influence of pro-Palestine movements in the UK, highlighting their role as critical agents of social change. Rooted in a rich history of social ...  Read More
Ontological Insecurity and the Decline of the UK Empire: A Study of National Identity under the New Labour Government (1997-2007)
Ontological Insecurity and the Decline of the UK Empire: A Study of National Identity under the New Labour Government (1997-2007)

Siavash Chavoshi

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2025, , Pages 153-191

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.385967.1476

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
The Role of Films in Politics: The Representation of Boris Johnson in ‘This England’ TV Series
The Role of Films in Politics: The Representation of Boris Johnson in ‘This England’ TV Series

Reza Bagheri; Mohamad Sajad Baghi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2024, , Pages 387-419

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.376284.1433

Abstract
  Television series serve as tools for propaganda and influence, allowing political figures to manipulate public opinion and control how they are perceived. One notable example of this ...  Read More
Global Britain and the UK's Post-Brexit Trade: Examining Attitudes of the British Stakeholders
Global Britain and the UK's Post-Brexit Trade: Examining Attitudes of the British Stakeholders

Abbas Akhoundi; Fatemeh Farivar

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 33-73

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.371105.1406

Abstract
  Since the United Kingdom’s vote for exit from the European Union - i.e. Brexit (June 2016), the proponents of the leave campaign have claimed that the idea of Global Britain will ...  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 Cup of Kindness’? Dominant Social Norms and Muslims’ Social Integration in Scotland
'The Cup of Kindness’? Dominant Social Norms and Muslims’ Social Integration in Scotland

Reza Bagheri

Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 271-304

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2019.275121.1089

Abstract
  Since the 9/11 bombings in New York, and the 7/7 bombings in London, Muslims’ integration in the UK has been under intense scrutiny. Muslim integration, however, has long been ...  Read More
Reassessing Britain’s Withdrawal from the Persian Gulf in 1971 and its Military Return in 2014
Reassessing Britain’s Withdrawal from the Persian Gulf in 1971 and its Military Return in 2014

Hessameddin Vaez-Zadeh; Reza Javadi

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 1-44

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2019.278750.1101

Abstract
  The primary concern of this research is to reassess the British foreign policy, focusing on its military withdrawal in 1971 from the Persian Gulf and its return in 2014. The Persian ...  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
Muslims’ Experience of Islamophobia in Major Scottish Cities: Different Experiences and Diverse Perceptions
Muslims’ Experience of Islamophobia in Major Scottish Cities: Different Experiences and Diverse Perceptions

Reza Bagheri

Volume 2, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 189-223

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2018.245601.1039

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