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The International Self explores an age-old question in international affairs, one that has been particularly pressing in the context of the contemporary Middle East: what leads long-standing adversaries to seek peace? Mira M. Sucharov employs a socio-psychoanalytic model to argue that collective identity ultimately shapes foreign policy and policy change. Specifically, she shows that all states possess a distinctive role-identity that tends to shape behavior in the international realm. When policy deviates too greatly from the established role-identity, the population experiences cognitive dissonance and expresses this through counternarratives—an unconscious representation of what the polity collectively fears in itself—propelling political elites to realign the state's policy with its identity. Focusing on Israel's decision to embark on negotiations leading to the 1993 agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Sucharov sees this policy reversal as a reaction to the unease generated by two events in the 1980s—the war in Lebanon and the first Palestinian Intifada—that contradicted Israelis' perceptions of their state as a "defensive warrior." Her argument bridges the fields of conflict resolution, Middle East studies, and international relations.

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1. Introduction

2. Psychoanalysis and International Relations

3. The Israeli Self

4. The Security Ethic of the IDF

5. Israel and the Lebanon War

6. Israel and the Intifada

7. From Dissonance to RightsizingIsrael's Path to Oslo

8. Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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International relations

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Publié par	State University of New York Press
Date de parution	01 février 2012
Nombre de lectures	1
EAN13	9780791483060
Langue	English

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The International Self

SUNY series in Israeli Studies Russell Stone, editor

The International Self

Psychoanalysis and the Search for IsraeliPalestinian Peace

Mira M. Sucharov

State University of New York Press

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Sucharov, Mira. The international self : psychoanalysis and the search for Israeli-Palestinian peace / Mira M. Sucharov. p. cm. — (SUNY series in Israeli studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–7914–6505–5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Arab-Israeli conflict—Psychological aspects. 2. Political psychology. 3. Psychoanalysis—Social aspects—Israel. 4. Israel—Ethnic relations— Psychological aspects. 5. Arab-Israeli conflict—1993—Peace. I. Title. II. Series.

DS119.7.S8875 2005 956.05—dc22

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Contents

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Acknowledgments

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Psychoanalysis and International Relations

Chapter Three: The Israeli Self

Chapter Four: The Security Ethic of the IDF

Chapter Five: Israel and the Lebanon War

Chapter Six: Israel and the Intifada

Chapter Seven: From Dissonance to Rightsizing—Israel’s Path to Oslo

Chapter Eight: Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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Acknowledgments

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his book owes much to the nine months I spent conducting field T research in Israel in 1999–2000. For the institutional and financial support that enabled me to get there, I would like to thank the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; the Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy at Ben-Gurion University; Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University and the Harry S. Truman Institute, and specifically Edy Kaufman and Emanuel Adler. Heartfelt thanks also goes to the many Israeli political, military and cul-tural figures who agreed to be interviewed. Peter Feaver and Hein Goemans and the members of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies offered an excellent testing ground for my ideas mid-way through the project. Richard Betts, Stephen Biddle and Stephen Rosen, as the organizers of the summer Workshop on the Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy, gave me the opportunity to consider the relationship between military doctrines and security ethics more deeply. Gratitude also goes to Charles Kupchan, Victor Cha, the late Joseph Lepgold, Mark Tessler and Alexander Wendt. It is indeed very sad that Joe—a devoted political scientist and loyal colleague—is not here to see the final product. Other colleagues were unfailing in their moral and intellectual support; in particular Alex Avni, Rick Avramenko, Ronnie Barth, Bridget Grimes, Bassam Haddad, Jenn Hazen, Brad Holst, Balbina Hwang, Yasu Izumikawa, Becky Johnson, Eric Langenbacher and Tammy Wittes. Jason Davidson deserves special mention for reading multiple draft chapters and for faithful service as a talented academic and overall friend. And Rivian and Brian Weinerman and Andrew Oros pro-vided useful feedback along the way. At Carleton University, my colleagues have furnished an extremely supportive working environment. Jonathan Malloy and David Mendeloff generously commented on earlier drafts. A University Teaching Achievement Award has also been important in enabling me to devote more of my thinking to the Middle East as I work towards expanding the Arab-Israeli relations curriculum at the university.

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