ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Polit. Sci.

Sec. International Studies

Volume 7 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpos.2025.1595969

The Role of Identity in a Multilevel Interdependence in International Relations: Exploring Popular Understandings of International Politics

Provisionally accepted
RASHED  ALRASHEEDRASHED ALRASHEED1*Khalid  Amur Salim Al-ShamliKhalid Amur Salim Al-Shamli2Aicha  Kada benabdallahAicha Kada benabdallah3Ibtisam  Mohammed Abed Al-AmeriIbtisam Mohammed Abed Al-Ameri4Nahla  ElshorbagyNahla Elshorbagy5
  • 1College of Administrative Sciences, Applied Science University, Manama, Bahrain
  • 2Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
  • 3National Defense College, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • 4College of Political Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
  • 5Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt

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He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Kuwait University, a master's degree in diplomatic studies from the University of Jordan, and a doctorate in politics from Lancaster University. Alrasheed's research interests center on Middle East studies with a focus on foreign policy, diplomacy, international relations, and security. He is also broadly interested in political sociology, trans-state loyalties, social groups, and the relationship between religion, authority, society, and state in the Middle East. His research has been published in numerous academic journals and books.

Keywords: social structure, Interdependence, security, Identity, international relations, Public Opinion

Received: 21 Mar 2025; Accepted: 08 Jul 2025.

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* Correspondence: RASHED ALRASHEED, College of Administrative Sciences, Applied Science University, Manama, Bahrain

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