An analysis in "Umm-al-qura"Doctrine in the Foreign policy of IR.IRAN

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Mohammadreza Rashid kordestani ¹ (international relations department)
Alireza Azghandi ² (Professor and Faculty member/ Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of tehhran)

Received: 2020-09-03 Accepted : 2020-11-09 Published : 2020-11-21

Keywords: Constructivism, Umm-al-qura, foreign policy identity, micro structures, Mohammad javad larijani,

Abstract :

The subject of this article is the study of the Umm al-Qura theory (doctrine) of Mohammad Javad Larijani in the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The main question in this article is: what is the doctrine of Umm al-Qura? In response to this question, the foreign policy environment is examined during its design period, its main assumptions and propositions are extracted, the concepts used in each proposition are defined based on the theorist's approach, and according to its civilized approach, the hierarchy of identity and the role of Islamic identity in it are determined. Next, the capabilities of this doctrine will be examined and in the end, this question will be addressed: How does the identity of foreign policy in this period construct and how do the interactive structures (micro) influence the identity of the agent (Islamic Republic)? The main hypothesis in this study is that the “Umm al-Qura doctrine” is the reflection of the effects of intersubjective, subjective and objective structures on the characteristics of the agent, especially on its identity as of the year 1984 onwards.