Representation, Recognition and Respect in World Politics: The Case of Iran-Us Relations

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This book addresses a critical issue in global politics: how recognition and misrecognition fuel conflict or initiate reconciliation. Using a detailed empirical investigation of the fraught bilateral relations between the US and Iran, the book demonstrates how representations of one state by another influence foreign policy-making behavior. -- .

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This fascinating book is a valuable, well-written and thought-provoking addition to the study of international relations, foreign policy, diplomacy, political psychology and USIranian relations. Its critical and balanced approach reinforces discussions on the power of emotions, stories and identities in shaping relations between states and societies, and contributes to a growing literature on these ideas.
International Affairs

'Duncombe shows how emotion interferes with exchanges between governments that are usually presented as rational international dialogue. This is a timely and important book on the way in which the politics of respect and disrespect impact on governments representations and recognition of hostile states, and the policies crafted to deal with their elites.'
Jan Melissen, Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute of International Relations in The Hague#

'A timely reminder of identity's key importance to foreign policymaking, and a convincing reading of how past injuries muddy present concerns.'
Iver B. Neumann, author of Diplomatic Tenses

Author Bio

Constance Duncombe is Lecturer in International Relations at Monash University, Australia