World Order from the Peoples Perspective in the Middle East: Quantitative Analysis of International Relations Perception and Cross-Border Mobility Experience and Awareness Based on Public Opinion S...

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Shingo Hamanaka is a Professor of Middle East Politics at Ryukoku University in Kyoto Japan. His research focuses on the strength of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East public opinion and foreign policy issues in Israel and Muslim migration from the Arab countries. His publications include articles on rally-round-the-flag effects in Israel the role of digital media in Egypt and Iraqi political mobilization in journals such as Democratization Israel Affairs Asian Journal of Comparative Politics and Security and Democracy. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Kobe University Japan. Hiroyuki Aoyama is a Professor at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in Japan. His research focuses on the politics thought and history of the contemporary Arab East region. His publications include Confused Syria (Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten 2012) Syrian Situation (Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten 2017) Stalemated Syria (Tokyo: TUFS Press 2021) and Russia and Syria (Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten 2022). He also runs the website Chronicles of the Arab Spring in Syria. He is the head of the Syria Friend Network @Japan (formerly Sadaqa Initiative) He received his Ph.D. from Hitotsubashi University Japan. Yutaka Takaoka is an independent research.er specializing in Syria. He received a Ph.D. in Area Studies from Sophia University (Tokyo Japan) in 2011 and a B.A. from Waseda University (Tokyo Japan) in 1998. He previously held the position of Chief Research Fellow at the Middle East Research Institute of Japan (2018-2019) and Political Attaché at the Embassy of Japan in Syria (2000-2003). His research has concentrated on the role of Syrian tribes in the contemporary political landscape. His most recent individual publication is entitled The Role of Tribes in Contemporary Syrian Politics and Society. An Analysis of Tribes in the Euphrates River Region and al-Jazeera Region (Tokyo: Sangen-sha 2012 in Japanese) Struggle with War against Terrorism (Tokyo: Tokyo University for Foreign Studies 2023 in Japanese) Syrian Conflict and Militias (Kyoto: Kouyou-shobou 2024 in Japanese).