Understanding New Middle Eastern Leadership
An Operational Code Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6340128 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Özgür Özdamar (0000-0001-6865-1895, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, corresponding author), Sercan Canbolat (0000-0002-6762-2539, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-31 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1065912917721744 |
| OpenAlex | W2749209283 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 34 |
Political Islam and Islamist organizations have broadly gained strength across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the post-Cold War era. Following the Arab uprisings, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), generally viewed as the world’s largest and most influential Islamist organization, has shaped the wider landscape of MENA politics. This study examines MB leadership by comparing M. Morsi of Egypt, R. Ghannouchi of Tunisia, and K. Meshaal of Gaza as examples of Islamist leaders to explain their political belief systems and predict their foreign-policy behavior. We use the operational code approach, a content-analysis software and statistical tests to conduct the study. Results show that the three leaders’ foreign policy beliefs are analogous to the averages of world leaders. Results also partially support the hypothesis that their foreign-policy propensities are similar to each other. We conclude that despite the conventional portrayal of MB leadership, these leaders use negotiation and cooperation to settle their differences in foreign affairs, and the best way to approach them is to engage in a Rousseauvian assurance game that emphasizes international social cooperation. Results also suggest important implications in terms of mainstream international relations theories
Development economics · Economics · Foreign policy · Geography · International relations · Islam · Mainstream · Middle East · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Political Conflict and Governance · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |