Varieties of International Influence and the Middle East

Bush, Sarah Sunn

doi:10.1017/s1049096517000361

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“…According to David Schmid, the fall of the Soviet Union combined with the apparent waning of national borders and traditional power politics, and the unstoppable global economic restructuring and expanding worldwide communications, of a victorious liberal-democratic order and an emerging regime of human rights protection, that very realm of international politics that had long appeared blocked, impervious to change and devoid of emancipatory possibilities suddenly looked to be open for new normative theorisations (Schmid, 2018). Likewise, this study argues that the juncture moment such the Arab Spring, despite the underestimation claims of its effects and impact on world politics (Katz 2014, Onar 2015, Lynch and Ryan 2017, Bush 2017, Valbjørn 2017) could open a new possibilities and inspirations to the critical theory of international relations, particularly if we look at the popular intifadas of the Arab People as an integral segment of a larger anti-capitalism, neoliberalism, and anti-hegemony global reach resistance movements(Abul-Magd 2013).…”

Section: Critical International Relations Theories and Arab Uprising(s)mentioning

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MissionATINER is an Athens-based World Association of Academics and Researchers based in Athens. ATINER is an independent and non-profit Association with a Mission to become a forum where Academics and Researchers from all over the world can meet in Athens, exchange ideas on their research and discuss future developments in their disciplines, as well as engage with professionals from other fields. Athens was chosen because of its long history of academic gatherings, which go back thousands of years to Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. Both these historic places are within walking distance from ATINER"s downtown offices. Since antiquity, Athens was an open city. In the words of Pericles,Athens"…is open to the world, we never expel a foreigner from learning or seeing". ("Pericles" Funeral Oration", in Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War). It is ATINER"s mission to revive the glory of Ancient Athens by inviting the World Academic Community to the city, to learn from each other in an environment of freedom and respect for other people"s opinions and beliefs. After all, the free expression of one"s opinion formed the basis for the development of democracy, and Athens was its cradle. As it turned out, the Golden Age of Athens was in fact, the Golden Age of the Western Civilization. Education and (Re)searching for the "truth" are the pillars of any free (democratic) society. This is the reason why Education and Research are the two core words in ATINER"s name.

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Section: Critical International Relations Theories and Arab Uprising(s)mentioning

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“… 4 Research on the effect of aid on insurgent violence points in both directions (Berman, Shapiro and Felter 2011; Bush 2017). More generally, development aid may not improve overall governance (Mansuri and Rao 2004; Wong 2012).…”

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Winning Hearts and Minds for Rebel Rulers: Foreign Aid and Military Contestation in Syria

Carnegie

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Lichtenheld

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Brit. J. Polit. Sci.

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A primary objective of foreign aid in conflict zones is to help political actors win citizens’ ‘hearts and minds’. Previous studies have focused on assistance provided to state actors; however, this article examines aid's impact on rebel governance. It argues that aid only bolsters opinions of rebel governors where military control is uncontested. In contested areas, rebels lose credibility if they cannot offer protection, and they have difficulty delivering – and receiving credit for – services in insecure environments crowded with competitors. Using novel data from the Syrian civil war, this article shows that aid improves opinions of opposition councils in uncontested areas but not in communities experiencing intra-rebel conflict. It also explores the underlying mechanisms using in-depth interviews with residents of Aleppo City and Saraqeb. The findings reveal a more nuanced relationship among aid, military competition and governance than prior studies have suggested, which has implications for both scholars and policy makers.

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The gendered politics of Iran-U.S. relations: sanctions, the JCPOA and women’s security

Moghadam

2024

Third World Quarterly

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Varieties of International Influence and the Middle East

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Winning Hearts and Minds for Rebel Rulers: Foreign Aid and Military Contestation in Syria

The gendered politics of Iran-U.S. relations: sanctions, the JCPOA and women’s security

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