W&M ScholarWorks Undergraduate Honors Theses Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 5-2020 Moroccan Identity in the 1980s: The Theory and Policy Implications of Studying Moroccan Identity Heather Rodenberg Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses Part of the International Relations Commons, Islamic World and Near East History Commons, and the Near and Middle Eastern Studies Commons Recommended Citation Rodenberg, Heather, "Moroccan Identity in the 1980s: The Theory and Policy Implications of Studying Moroccan Identity" (2020). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 1440. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1440 This Honors Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Undergraduate Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Moroccan Identity in the 1980s: The Theory and Policy Implications of Studying Moroccan Identity A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from The College of William and Mary by Heather Nichols Rodenberg Accepted for ___________________________________ (Honors) ________________________________________ Marcus Holmes, Director ________________________________________ Sharan Grewal Sharan Grewal ________________________________________ Stephen Sheehi Williamsburg, VA April 27, 2020 Abstract Constructivism in International Relations’ theory grapples with broader themes affecting how country’s make decisions and relate to each other. In this theory one of the largest categories also happens to be among the least understood: a nation’s identity. Hopf and Allan, in Making Identity Count, created a framework for studying a country’s identity as objectively as possible through both quantitative and qualitative research.