International Relations of the Middle East
Four Volume Set
Edited by:
- Morten Valbjorn - Aarhus University, Denmark
- Fred Lawson - Mills College
March 2015 | 1 352 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This interdisciplinary resource brings together important works from the fields of international relations theory and Middle East studies - it promotes a stronger dialogue and cross-fertilisation between the two areas of study. The work’s esteemed editorial team has structured the volumes thematically, to allow for ease of navigation and clear understanding of the different key aspects:
- Volume One addresses the more fundamental and (meta)theoretical issues relating to the debate about the study of Middle East international relations
- Volume Two looks at the history of the field, addressing the debate about the emergence and evolution of the modern Middle East state system.
- Volume Three examines more recent debates, and primarily the issue about the role of identity politics in international relations.
- Volume Four engages with more classic and well-known issues from the general IR debate and explores to what extent assumptions and approaches from these debates are also useful in the study of Middle East international relations.
The articles are framed by an introductory essay written by the editors, which helps to guide the reader through the volumes by providing further context and explaining the rationale behind the selection of literature.
VOLUME ONE: STUDYING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST (INTRODUCTION BY VALBJORN)
Part One: What and Where Is the Middle East?
Nikki Keddie
Pinar Bilgin
Part Two: The Area Studies Controversy
Fawaz Gerges
Fred Halliday
Morten Valbjorn
Andrea Teti
Part Three: Penetrated System or Discrete Regional Order?
Leonard Binder
L. Carl Brown
Ian Lustick
Part Four: Local Perspectives
F. Gregory Gause III
Abdullah Al-Shayeji
Pinar Bilgin
Rahmat Hajimineh
VOLUME TWO: TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE MIDDLE EASTERN ORDER (INTRODUCTION BY LAWSON)
Part One: Legacies of Empire
William Shorrock
Sarah Shields
Part Two: Origins of the Middle Eastern States-System
Iliya Harik
Fred Lawson
Part Three: Impact of the Cold War
Melvin Leffler
Douglas Little
Robert Vitalis
Part Four: Structures of Regional Politics
Elie Podeh
Eberhard Kienle
Frank Harary
Part Five: Great Power Intervention
Francis Fukuyama
Janice Gross Stein
Benjamin Kienzle
Part Six: The Middle East in the Twenty-First Century
Raymond Hinnebusch
Jean-Francois Seznec
VOLUME THREE: IDEOLOGY AND RELIGION IN THE MIDDLE EASTERN ORDER (INTRODUCTION BY VALBJORN)
Part One: Arabism and Westphalian Sovereignty
F. Gregory Gause III
Michael Barnett
Ewan Stein
Part Two: Arabism: Obsolete or Obstinate?
Fouad Ajami
Hussein Sirriyeh
Marc Lynch
Morten Valbjorn and Andre Bank
Part Three: Islam and Regional Politics
Majid Khadduri
James Piscatori
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
Part Four: Non-State Actors: Islamist, Sectarian, Tribal
Ghassan Salame
Thomas Hegghammer
Vali Nasr
Graham Fuller
VOLUME FOUR: CONFLICT AND CO-OPERATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST (INTRODUCTION BY LAWSON)
Part One: Dynamics of Conflict
Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Virginia Lee Lussier and Dale Tahtinen
Barry Blechman
Benjamin Miller
Part Two: Patterns of Alignment
Stephen Walt
F. Gregory Gause III
Laurie Brand
Part Three: Regional Institutions
Fred Lawson
Michael Barnett and Etel Solingen
Part Four: Peculiarities of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Walid Kazziha
Ben Mor
Avner Yaniv and Robert Lieber
Asher Kaufman