An operational code analysis of İran’s supreme leadership— Ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei

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buir.advisorÖzdamar, Özgür
dc.contributor.authorRichter, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-03T07:25:22Z
dc.date.available2016-10-03T07:25:22Z
dc.date.copyright2016-08
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.date.submitted2016-08-30
dc.departmentDepartment of International Relationsen_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.): Bilkent University, Department of International Relations, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2016.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 195-207).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe psychological approach employed in Leadership Studies asserts that understanding a leader’s characteristics is of paramount importance in understanding the role of that leader in foreign policy decisions. As the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, and Khomeini before him, has ultimate veto power over Iran’s foreign policy, and as such, an analysis of his political beliefs is warranted. Utilizing Operational Code Analysis, this research aims to identify patterns in the political belief systems of Khomeini and Khamenei. Three main hypotheses have been posited in this thesis: (1) The political beliefs of Supreme Leaders Khomeini and Khamenei will reveal significant differences from the average world leader (i.e. norming group). (2) Supreme Leader Khamenei’s foreign policy decisions will be more cooperative than his predecessor (Khomeini). (3) The Supreme Leaders’ political belief systems have evolved throughout their tenure as Iran’s leaders due to the experience gained in office. The results reveal that the supreme leaders of Iran demonstrate several significant differences in their political belief system in contrast with the average leader, that Khamenei is indeed more cooperative than Khomeini, and that both leaders’ political belief systems have changed over time. Furthermore, the findings show that Supreme Leader Khamenei is particularly invested in the nuclear program and highly wary of the ‘other’ in the political universe when it comes to this issue.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Elizabeth Richter.en_US
dc.format.extentxi, 210 leaves.en_US
dc.identifier.itemidB154159
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/32382
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAyatollah Khameneien_US
dc.subjectAyatollah Khomeinien_US
dc.subjectForeign Policy Analysisen_US
dc.subjectOperational Code Analysis (opcode)en_US
dc.subjectNuclear Negotiationsen_US
dc.titleAn operational code analysis of İran’s supreme leadership— Ayatollahs Khomeini and Khameneien_US
dc.title.alternativeİran dini liderliği’nin dış politikası : Ayetullah Humeyni ve Hameneyi’nın operasyonel koduen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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