Understanding new middle eastern leadership: an operational code approach

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buir.contributor.authorÖzdamar, Özgür
dc.citation.epage31en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber1en_US
dc.citation.spage19en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber71en_US
dc.contributor.authorÖzdamar, Özgüren_US
dc.contributor.authorCanbolat, S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-21T16:07:11Z
dc.date.available2019-02-21T16:07:11Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of International Relationsen_US
dc.description.abstractPolitical 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.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1065912917721744
dc.identifier.issn1065-9129
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/50351
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1065912917721744
dc.source.titlePolitical Research Quarterlyen_US
dc.subjectForeign policy decision makingen_US
dc.subjectKhaled Meshaalen_US
dc.subjectLeadershipen_US
dc.subjectMohamed Morsien_US
dc.subjectMuslim Brotherhooden_US
dc.subjectOperational code analysisen_US
dc.subjectPolitical Islamen_US
dc.subjectPolitical psychologyen_US
dc.subjectRachid Ghannouchien_US
dc.subjectThe Middle Easten_US
dc.titleUnderstanding new middle eastern leadership: an operational code approachen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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