Non-state actors and change in foreign policy: the case of a self-determination referendum in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
| Autor: | Marianna Charountaki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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L240 International Politics
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences L243 Politics of a specific country/region L250 International Relations 050601 international relations 0506 political science Self-determination State (polity) Foreign policy Political science Political economy Political Science and International Relations Referendum 050602 political science & public administration media_common |
| Zdroj: | Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 33:385-409 |
| ISSN: | 1474-449X 0955-7571 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09557571.2019.1663495 |
| Popis: | This article bridges the gap between referenda and foreign policy, emphasizing the role of non-state entities as (f)actors of change in the formulation of foreign policy. Using a multi-layered (rather than a normative) analysis, it examines the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a novel, non-state case in the international relations and foreign policy analysis literature. It argues that referenda can be pursued by non-state entities, not just state actors, and analyses the parameters of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG’s) unilateral declaration and conduct of the 2017 referendum. It perceives referenda as tools for the formulation and possible facilitation of foreign policy objectives and, in particular, claims to the formation of statehood undertaken by a non-state entity. The study, therefore, pursues a multi-level analysis looking at the contributing dynamics at the domestic, regional and international levels which demonstrate the impact of referenda on foreign policy-making and examines the catalyst role of the unit level that stands out as a determining factor. |
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