The Role of Islamic Revolution in Strategic de-narrative of America

Abdolmajid, Seifi; Pourhassan, Naser

The Role of Islamic Revolution in Strategic de-narrative of America

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Seifi Abdolmajid ¹

Naser Pourhassan ²

¹ Political Science, Humanities, Ayatollah Borujerdi. Borujerd. Iran

² Political Science, Humanities, Ayatollah Borujerdi, Borujerd. Iran

Abstract

Strategic narrative is one of the most important sources of soft power of governments. America's soft power reinforces American exceptionalism. The hegemony of the American strategic narrative has faced opposition and the main effort of the opponents has been to prevent the expansion of this narrative to their lands. In the meantime, the Islamic revolution as a phenomenon that has seriously challenged American exceptionalism, has established an approach that is a step beyond opposing this strategy or simply preventing the expansion of the American strategic narrative, which can be seen in the form of the concept of "de-narrative" was elaborated. What is the position of Iran's Islamic Revolution in America's strategic de-narrative? The main hypothesis is formulated in such a way that the strategic narrative emanating from the discourse of the Islamic Revolution has challenged the American strategic narrative at the systemic, identity and policy-making levels and by presenting a new model has played an important role in the de-narrative of America's strategy and its decline. This article is done using the descriptive-analytical method.

Keywords

Strategic Narrative

Islamic Revolution

America

Exceptionalism

Soft Power

Subjects

Topics related to the Islamic Revolution

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