Introduction / Anoush Ehteshami -- 1. Iran's Religious Fundaments And Principles In Interaction With The International System / Ali Akbar Alikhani -- 2. Political Rationality Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran In Comparison With Contemporary Fundamentalism / Morteza Bahrani -- 3. The Islamic Republic Of Iran And The Ideal International System / Dehghani Firooz-abadi -- 4. Peace And Security In The International System: An Iranian Approach / Afshar Efekhari -- 5. The Islamic Republic Of Iran's And The International System: Clash With The Domination Paradigm / Manouchehr Mohammadi -- 6. Transnational Culture And International Relations Of Iran / Mohammad Javad Nateghpour -- 7. Two Different Faces Of Iran-west Relations: Incompatibility Of Official Levels With Everyday Life / Vahid Shalchi -- 8. Domestic Politics And Foreign Policy In Contemporary Iran / Anoushiravan Ehteshami -- 9. Foreign Policy As Social Construction / Hossein Salimi -- 10. Discourse And Violence: The Friend-enemy Conjunction In Contemporary Iranian-american Relations / Arshin Adib-moghaddam -- 11. Energy Security And Iran's Role In International Relations / Paul Rogers -- 12. The Impact Of Iran's Tenth Presidential Elections On Its Relations With The Eu And Mediterranean States / Mahboubeh Sadeghinia -- 13. The 2009 Iranian Presidential Elections In Comparative Perspective / Luciano Zaccara -- 14. Concluding Thoughts / Nadir Gohari. Edited By Anoushiravan Ehteshami And Reza Molavi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.