Rethinking Identity and Agency in the Middle East: An Ownviewist Perspective
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The Creative Virtue of Humanity: Applying Ownviewism to Conflict Transformation The Middle East has long been a focal point of political rivalry, ideological contention, and socio-cultural complexity. Understanding the roots of these conflicts requires more than surface-level analysis of territorial disputes or geopolitical competition—it demands a deep examination of the emotional, psychological, and narrative forces that drive actors’ behavior. Ownviewism (OV) offers a novel lens to explore these dynamics by focusing on the internal processes shaping individual, collective, and state-level perceptions and actions. It uncovers why actors’ own-views remain locked in cycles of conflict, mistrust, and mutual distraction, and how these cycles can be transformed.
Author: Abduroug, Husein Mama
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6930904532
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