| ID | 131059 |
| Title Proper | When domestic politics and international relations intermesh |
| Other Title Information | subordinated publics' factional support within layered power structures |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pratto, Felicia ; Sidanius, Jim ; Zeineddine, Fouad Bou ; Kteily, Nour, Levin, Shana |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Using social dominance theory and structural balance theory to analyze the political and psychological perspectives of subordinated peoples, we argue that struggles between dominant and subordinated polities are embedded in layered power structures. In such contexts, it is important to examine publics' political desires and interests in relation to their political elites' positions or choices of political tactics and allegiances. To illustrate these arguments, we used random urban samples surveyed in March 2010 to examine Lebanese and Syrian citizens' favorability toward their governments and Hezbollah (a quasi-government faction with significant relations to the governments of Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and the United States). As theorized, citizens' favorability depended on (i) how much they view their government as providing services for them, (ii) opposition to general group dominance, (iii) opposition to US oppression, and (iv) their governments' alignments vis-à-vis the US. Implications for political psychology and international relations theory are discussed. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Policy Analysis Vol.10, No.2; April 2014: p.127-148 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Policy Analysis Vol.10, No.2; April 2014: p.127-148 |
| Key Words | Layered Power Structures ; Layered Power ; Internal Security ; Domestic Policy ; Domestic Politics ; Political Intermesh ; International Relations - IR ; Power Structures ; Layered Structures ; Political Elites ; Political Desires ; Middle East ; Gulf Cooperation ; Persian Gulf ; Iran ; Foreign Policy ; Libya ; Syria ; Lebanon ; United States - US ; Hezbollah |