The Dynamics of Normative and Security Discourses in EU-Iran Relations (1992-2018)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. Student in Political Science at Shiraz University,Shiraz ,Iran

2 Faculty Member at the Institute for Security and Development Studies (ISDS), Tehran, Iran

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In international relations and political science, Iran and the European Union have always received considerable attention as two important international actors with very long-standing relations. This article considers Europe's normative power and its importance for Iran, as well as the effects of this normative approach, as theorized by Jan Manners, on Tehran. This article aims to answer the following key question: Why did the European Union adopt a normative approach toward Iran between 1992 and 2018? To answer this question, the present study hypothesizes that the European Union has always been known as a normative power. As such, European normative thinking has shaped its relations with Iran since 1992, when the European Union was formed. As a result of the creation of new international problems such as terrorism, migration crisis, and economic crisis, this trend has gradually shifted to a security mode after 2008 to 2018 and Trump's withdrawal from the JCPOA.This issue has been investigated using constructivism as a theoretical framework.

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