Identity and the Politics of Threat The Case of Jordan and Israel

N. A.

doi:10.35682/jjlps.v11i4.290

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Identity and the Politics of Threat The Case of Jordan and Israel

Authors:

N. A.

Publisher:

Mutah University

Journal:

المجلة الأردنية في القانون والعلوم السياسية Vol.11 Issue 4, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001391950

pISSN:

3005-2491

DOI:

10.35682/jjlps.v11i4.290

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This paper examines how the constructivist concept of identity informs the conception of threat in both Jordan and Israel. Unlike neorealism, which gives no attention to the explanatory power of identity and considers it as exogenously given, constructivism argues that identity is a social construct that can inform the interests pursued by strategic actors. This paper examines the ways in which cultural, historical, religious and tribal evolutions have created a collective identity with two components: exclusion of the “other” and siege mentality. This study’s core argument is that this approach provides the best basis for the construction of threat in both Jordan and Israel. While the geostrategic location of both countries constrains their room for maneuverability, the fact remains that variables related to neorealism cannot adequately account for threat perceptions in both countries.

Article Details

Identity and the Politics of Threat The Case of Jordan and Israel

Authors:

N. A.

Publisher:

Mutah University

Journal:

المجلة الأردنية في القانون والعلوم السياسية Vol.11 Issue 4, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001391950

pISSN:

3005-2491

DOI:

10.35682/jjlps.v11i4.290

Identity

Threat

Neo-realism

Constructivism

Jordan

Israel

Issues

Article Details

Identity and the Politics of Threat The Case of Jordan and Israel

Authors: N. A.

Publisher: Mutah University

Journal: المجلة الأردنية في القانون والعلوم السياسية Vol.11 Issue 4, pp.0-0

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001391950

pISSN: 3005-2491

DOI: 10.35682/jjlps.v11i4.290

Identity

Threat

Neo-realism

Constructivism

Jordan

Israel

Issues

Authors:

N. A.

Publisher:

Mutah University

Journal:

المجلة الأردنية في القانون والعلوم السياسية Vol.11 Issue 4, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001391950

pISSN:

3005-2491

DOI:

10.35682/jjlps.v11i4.290