A Study of the Role of Identity in Relationship between Islamic Republic of Iran and the European Union
Subject Areas :Gholamreza Karimi 1 , محسن کشوریان 2
1 - استادیار روابط بین الملل دانشگاه خوارزمی تهران
2 - کارشناس ارشد روابط بین الملل دانشگاه خوارزمی
Keywords: constructivism, Iran, identity elements, inter-subjective paradigms, the European Union,
Abstract :
Abstract The political and economic influence of Islamic Republic of Iran and European Union in world and regional interaction can provide a suitable ground for expansion of cooperation and integration between the two but during the past three decades the relations between the two sides not only had great ups and downs but in certain period it had been strained. The purpose of the present article is to examine the role of identity elements that affect the relations of Iran and European Union and also the impact of social and identity element as disintegrative factors in relation between the two. The assumption is that after the Islamic revolution the relations between Islamic Republic of Iran and European Union have been influenced by factors like identity, culture, values, norms and inter-subjective concepts. These influencing factors have led to different outlook and viewpoint towards global problems and pessimistic view towards each other which act as disintegrative factor in bilateral relations. The reason is that the values and norms of Islamic Republic of Iran are derived from Islamic-revolutionary identity which has formed after Islamic revolution. On the other hand the European Union values are based on European identity, liberal Western values and secularism.