An analytical review of Ahmadinejad’s foreign policy frameworks in terms of constructivism theory
| Published date | 01 September 2020 |
| DOI | 10.1177/2057891119833186 |
| Author | Ali AbolAli Aghdaci |
| Date | 01 September 2020 |
| Subject Matter | Research articles |
Research article
An analytical review
of Ahmadinejad’s foreign
policy frameworks in terms
of constructivism theory
Ali AbolAli Aghdaci
Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Abstract
The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the administration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
due to its importance and its not so in significant achievements, from the structuralist point of view,
created a different identity and role in international relations and a special approach in relation to
foreign and international systems. The author’s main question is that what impact has the foreign
policy of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had in the international community? It seems that the role of
domestic norms that came from the international community was damaged by internal policies due
to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s policies, which, from the structuralist point of view, had a profound
effect on the declining of Iranian foreign policy during the Ahmadinejad era in the international
system. Direct conflict with the global system, presenting incorrect policies of foreign policy of the
Islamic Republic, the lack accepting common understanding minds of the international community,
non-convergence in foreign policy, the adoption of irrational foreign policy, are all important
factors that could undermine the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the public opinion
of the international community.
Keywords
constructivists, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s foreign policy, international actors, international
community, international system, structuralism
Introduction
Constructivism is an approach that has been discussed previously in interna tional relations in
sociology of knowledge and meta-theory in the whole social sciences, and its roots in sociology
at least return to the Chicago School and phenomenology. In this approach, the social construction
Corresponding author:
Ali AbolAli Aghdaci, Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Ayatollah Amoli, Amol, Iran.
Email: abolalaaghdaci@yahoo.com
Asian Journal of Comparative Politics
2020, Vol. 5(3) 209–222
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