From 'Follower' to 'Role Model': The Transformation to the UAE's International Self-Image

Autor:	Vânia Carvalho Pinto
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Cultural Studies Government Middle East Prestige media_common.quotation_subject Politics Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Political economy Political science Role model Nation-building Narrative Assertiveness Social psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Arabian Studies. 4:231-243
ISSN:	2153-4780 2153-4764
DOI:	10.1080/21534764.2014.974858
Popis:	In the past few years, the UAE's engagement in Middle Eastern regional politics has been characterized by an unusually high degree of visibility and assertiveness, which stand in contrast with a traditionally more discreet positioning. This article proposes that this rising profile, as well as the reasons that led to it, may be studied through the concept of international self-image. To that effect, I propose a four-stage analytical model that identifies the country's rise in assertiveness, beginning with the early self-image of a follower of other Arab countries, and its evolution until its current self-projection as a role model. The analytical focus is placed on the government's proactive pursuance of prestige policies and their incorporation into an appealing national narrative that has contributed to the development of a positive self-image and a consequent rise in assertiveness.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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