Odnos religijskog znanja i političke moći u formuliranju vanjskopolitičkih diskursa na Bliskom istoku

master's thesis

• Title (english): The Relationship between Religious Knowledge and Political Power in Formulating Foreign Policy Discourse in the Middle East
• Author: Tin Puljić
• Mentor: Petar Popović (mentor)
• Committee member: Petar Popović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Boris Havel (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Krešimir Petković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-09-17, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science

Abstract

Svrha ovoga rada jest istražiti te analizirati ulogu religije i religijskih diskursa u stvaranju i formulaciji vanjskopolitičkih diskursa i djelovanja na području Bliskoga istoka. Kao teorijsko-konceptualna osnova istraživanja primjenjuje se analitički okvir izveden iz teorije o povezanosti i međudjelovanju znanja i moći Michela Foucaulta, a analiza se primarno provodi komparativno na dvama studijama slučaja – Islamskoj Republici Iran te Izraelu. U metodološkom smislu pristup je interpretativan te se temelji na tematskoj analizi i analizi diskursa. Najprije se iznosi kritički pregled dosadašnjeg korpusa istraživanja i literature relevantnog kako za ovu temu tako i za šire pitanje uloge religije u međunarodnim odnosima, te se utvrđuju temeljne pretpostavke rada. Potom se razrađuju specifičnosti religijskih diskursa kao repozitorija znanja te se razvija okvir analize vanjskih politika izveden iz rada Michela Foucaulta. Taj se okvir naposlijetku primjenjuje na navedene slučajeve u svrhu spoznavanja značaja religijskih narativa i diskursa u formiranju vanjske politike na Bliskom istoku i njenih pratećih legitimirajućih diskursa.

Abstract (english)

The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyse the role of religion and religious discourse in the creation and formulation of foreign policy discourse and action in the Middle East. The theoretical and conceptual foundation of this research is an analytical framework derived from Michel Foucault's theory of the connection and interaction between knowledge and power, while the analysis is primarily performed in comparatively through two case studies – the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel. The methodological approach is interpretative and is based on thematic analysis and discourse anaylsis. Firstly, a critical review of the existing body of research and literature relevant for both this topic and the wider question of the role of religion in international relations is introduced, and the core hypotheses of this paper are established. Next, the specificities of religious discourses as repositories of knowledge are elaborated, and a foreign policy analysis framework derived from the work of Michel Foucault is developed. That framework is finally applied onto the aforementioned cases for the purpose of understanding the significance of religious narratives and discourse in shaping foreign policy in the Middle East, as well as its accompanying legitimising discourses.

• Keywords: znanje; moć; religija; vanjska politika; vanjskopolitički diskurs; Bliski istok; Iran; Izrael
• Keywords (english): knowledge; power; religion; foreign policy; foreign policy discourse; Middle East; Iran; Israel
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:789306
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2020-11-03 12:18:36