فصلنامه مطالعات بین‌ المللی

فصلنامه مطالعات بین‌ المللی

امنیتی‌سازی هویت دروزی در میانه منازعات اسرائیل و سوریه (۲۰۱1-۲۰۲۵)

نوع مقاله : مقاله علمی- پژوهشی مستقل

نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی دکتری رشته مطالعات منطقه ای، دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی
2 استاد تمام دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی در رشته روابط بین‌الملل
10.22034/isj.2025.552025.2391
چکیده
این پژوهش به بررسی فرآیند امنیتی‌سازی هویت دروزی در بستر منازعه اسرائیل و سوریه و تحولات ناشی از جنگ داخلی سوریه می‌پردازد و می‌کوشد از چارچوب‌های صرفاً دولت‌محور فاصله گرفته، نقش جوامع فرامرزی را در بازتعریف مرزهای امنیتی برجسته سازد. پرسش اصلی آن است که چگونه تغییرات جمعیتی و جابه‌جایی‌های ناشی از جنگ، در شکل‌گیری فرآیند امنیتی‌سازی هویت دروزیان ساکن بلندی‌های جولان، جبل‌العرب و شمال اسرائیل نقش‌آفرین بوده و مرزهای امنیت اجتماعی را دگرگون کرده‌اند. فرضیه پژوهش بر این مبناست که تحولات جمعیتی، به‌خودی‌خود بحران‌زا نیستند، بلکه زمانی به تهدید بدل می‌شوند که کنشگران امنیتی‌ساز، اعم از دولت‌های اسرائیل و سوریه و نیز سایر بازیگران سیاسی و رسانه‌ای، با تولید گفتمان‌های «ما» و «دیگری» آن‌ها را در چارچوبی هویتی و امنیتی بازنمایی کنند. هدف اصلی مقاله، تبیین سازوکارهایی است که از رهگذر آن‌ها هویت دروزی به ابژه‌ای راهبردی در سیاست‌های امنیتی بدل می‌شود، هدفی که هم از منظر نظری به غنای ادبیات امنیتی‌سازی می‌افزاید و هم از منظر عملی، ابزاری برای فهم منازعات هویتی معاصر خاورمیانه فراهم می‌آورد. ضرورت پژوهش از دو جنبه ناشی می‌شود. نخست، پر کردن خلأ نظری در مطالعات امنیتی منطقه که غالباً دولت‌محور باقی مانده‌اند. دوم، پاسخ به نیاز عملی برای درک پیامدهای امنیتی‌سازی هویت اقلیت‌های پراکنده در شرایطی که مرزهای امنیتی بیش از پیش بر خطوط هویتی استوار می‌شوند. روش تحقیق کیفی، مبتنی بر رویکرد تبیینی است و با تکیه بر منابع اسنادی و مطالعه موردی تطبیقی، امکان واکاوی لایه‌های پنهان گفتمان و بازنمایی هویت را فراهم می‌سازد.
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عنوان مقاله English

Securitizing Druze Identity in the Context of Israeli–Syrian Conflicts, 2011–2025

نویسندگان English

Vahid Afrasiaban 1
Seyed Jalal Dehghani Firouzabadi 2
1 PhD student in regional studies, Allameh Tabatabai University
2 Full Professor at Allameh Tabatabaei University in the field of International Relations
چکیده English

This study explores the securitization of Druze identity within the context of the Israeli–Syrian conflict and the transformations triggered by the Syrian civil war. It seeks to move beyond state-centered frameworks by emphasizing the role of cross-border communities in redefining security boundaries. The central question concerns how demographic shifts and displacements caused by the war have influenced the securitization of Druze identity in the Golan Heights, Jabal al-Arab and northern Israel, thereby reshaping the contours of social security. The research hypothesis posits that demographic changes are not inherently crisis-inducing; rather, they become threats when securitizing actors—including the Israeli and Syrian governments, alongside political and media agents—frame them within identity-based discourses of “us” and “other.” The article’s primary objective is to explain the mechanisms through which Druze identity is transformed into a strategic object of security policy. This aim contributes theoretically by enriching the literature on securitization and practically by offering insights into contemporary identity conflicts in the Middle East. The significance of the research arises from two dimensions: first, addressing the theoretical gap in regional security studies, which have largely remained state-centric and second, responding to the practical need to understand the consequences of securitizing dispersed minority identities in contexts where security boundaries increasingly align with identity lines. Methodologically, the study employs a qualitative, explanatory approach, drawing on documentary sources and comparative case studies to uncover the hidden layers of discourse and the representational dynamics of identity.

کلیدواژه‌ها English

Identity securitization"
Discourse of "
us"
and "
other"
Druze community"
Demographic changes"
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Israeli-Syrian conflict"
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