Title Kito veiksnys vertinant Branduolinį susitarimą su Iranu. JAV ir Izraelio atvejai /
Translation of Title The concept of the 'other' in the assessment of the iran nuclear deal. case study of the u.s. and israel.
Authors Mickutė, Gintarė
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Abstract [eng] This study attempts to analyse the differences in the concept of the Other between Israel and USA in the context of Iran nuclear deal. The object of this study is the official positions, of USA and Israel officials about the Iran nuclear deal agreement, which discloses ideological differences. The main aim of the work – indicate Iran, as the Other, different identification. To achieve the aim, the following tasks were set: to analyse the Iranian nuclear disarmament agreement; to analyse American and Israeli state positions; to examine the differences of Israel and the USA collective identity, self-separation and the process of state boundary construction. This study focuses on the approach that the differences between Israeli and American politi- cal positions are determined by identities distinctions and seeks to verify thesis statements: United States, rather than Israel, reflects a Western ideology which tend to believe the development of democracy; Israel and the United States distinguishes itself from Iran of different categories – Israel highlights Iran's otherness, while the USA estimate Iran’s positive transformations; The different Iran threat perception leads to different practises of creating national boundaries.
Dissertation Institution Vilniaus universitetas.
Type Master thesis
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2016