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Record Nr.

UNINA9910404158703321

Autore

Kumral Mehmet Akif

Titolo

Exploring Emotions in Turkey-Iran Relations : Affective Politics of Partnership and Rivalry / / by Mehmet Akif Kumral

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-39029-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (375 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Middle East Today

Disciplina

327.561055

322.1

Soggetti

Comparative politics

Regionalism

World politics

Religion and politics

Middle Eastern Politics

Comparative Politics

Political History

Politics and Religion

Middle East Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: Historical Psychology of Turkey-Iran Neighborhood Relations -- 2. The Formative Emotional Climate of Turkish-Iranian Relations (1918-1945) -- 3. The Affective Atmosphere of Ankara-Tehran Alignment in Cold War (1946-1979) -- 4. Reformative Psychology in Turkey-Iran interactions (1980-2000) -- 5. Psycho-Social Revisions in Turkey-Iran Neighborhood (2001-2018) -- 6. Conclusion: Overall Findings and Research Recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores emotional-affective implications of partnership and rivalry in Turkey-Iran relations. The main proposition of this research underlines the theoretical need to reconnect psycho-social conceptualizations of “emotionality,” “affectivity,” “normativity,” and “relationality.” By combining key theoretical findings, the book offers a holistic conceptual framework to better analyze emotional-affective



configuration of relational rules and roles in trans-governmental neighborhood interactions. The empirical chapters look at four consecutive periods extending from the end of First World War (November 1918) to the resuscitation of US sanctions against Iran (November 2018). In each episode, global-regional contours and dyadic dynamics of Ankara-Tehran relationship are examined critically. The century-long history of emotional entanglements and affective arrangements exposes complex patterning of “feeling rules.” Two countervailing constellations still reign over relational narratives. While the 1514 Çaldıran war myth reproduces sectarian resentment and confrontational climate, the 1639 Kasr-ı Şirin peace story reconstructs secular sympathy and collaborative atmosphere in Turkish-Iranian affairs. Mehmet Akif Kumral is retired Assistant Professor and unaffiliated scholar conducting independent research in Balıkesir, Turkey.