Balance of identity and balance of power: The case of conflict dynamics between Saudi Arabia and Iran

• Thesis title in Czech: Rovnováha identity a rovnováha sil: případ dynamiky konfliktu mezi Saúdskou Arábií a Íránem
• Thesis title in English: Balance of identity and balance of power: The case of conflict dynamics between Saudi Arabia and Iran
• Key words: Saúdská Arábie, Írán, Libanon, Sýrie, Jemen, identita, sektářství, konflikt, zástupná válka, islám
• English key words: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, identity, sectarianism, conflict, proxy war, Islam
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2017/2018
• Thesis type: diploma thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Department of Security Studies (23-KBS)
• Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Emil Aslan, Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned by the advisor
• Date of registration: 04.02.2018
• Date of assignment: 04.02.2018
• Date and time of defence: 17.01.2019 08:30
• Venue of defence: Jinonice - U Kříže 8, Praha 5, J3093, Jinonice - místn. č. 3093
• Date of electronic submission: 02.01.2019
• Date of proceeded defence: 17.01.2019
• Opponents: Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Kučera, Ph.D.

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Preliminary scope of work

Práce se zabývá konstruktivistickým konceptem "náboženské národní identity", který vychází z teorie Henryho R. Naua o rovnováze identit a důležitosti identity v konfliktech a národních zájmech. Odpověď na výzkumnou otázku se pak v empirické části práce snaží objasnit, zda a jak je tento koncept přítomen v rivalitě mezi Saúdskou Arábii a Íránem a v jejich vztazích se spojenci v Libanonu, Sýrii a Jemenu, a zda je podstatný pro formaci aliancí a dynamiku tamějších sektářských konfliktů.

Preliminary scope of work in English

The thesis explores constructivist concept of the "religious national identity" based on Henry R. Nau's theory of balance of identity and the importance of identity for national interests and conflicts. Empirical chapters of the thesis are trying to answer the research question, namely whether and how is the concept relevant to the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran and their relationships with state and non-state actors in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen, and whether the concept is reflected in alliance formation and dynamics of local sectarian conflicts.