Political Participation In Iran From Khatami To The Green Movement

Author : Paola Rivetti
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030322033

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Political Participation in Iran from Khatami to the Green Movement by Paola Rivetti Pdf

This book examines the unintended consequences of top-down reforms in Iran, analysing how the Iranian reformist governments (1997–2005) sought to utilise gradual reforms to control independent activism, and how citizens responded to such a disciplinary action. While the governments successfully ‘set the field’ of permitted political participation, part of the civil society that took shape was unexpectedly independent. Despite being a minority, independent activists were not marginal: without them, in fact, the Green Movement of 2009 would not have taken shape. Building on in-depth empirical analysis, the author explains how autonomous activism forms and survives in a semi-authoritarian country. The book contributes to the debate about the implications of elite-led reforms for social reproduction, offering an innovative interpretation and an original analysis of social movements from a political science perspective.

Author : Paola Rivetti
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030322014

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Political Participation in Iran from Khatami to the Green Movement by Paola Rivetti Pdf

This book examines the unintended consequences of top-down reforms in Iran, analysing how the Iranian reformist governments (1997–2005) sought to utilise gradual reforms to control independent activism, and how citizens responded to such a disciplinary action. While the governments successfully ‘set the field’ of permitted political participation, part of the civil society that took shape was unexpectedly independent. Despite being a minority, independent activists were not marginal: without them, in fact, the Green Movement of 2009 would not have taken shape. Building on in-depth empirical analysis, the author explains how autonomous activism forms and survives in a semi-authoritarian country. The book contributes to the debate about the implications of elite-led reforms for social reproduction, offering an innovative interpretation and an original analysis of social movements from a political science perspective.

Author : Hamid Dabashi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351481809

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The Green Movement in Iran by Hamid Dabashi Pdf

The Green Movement in Iran contains Hamid Dabashi's most important writings on the Iran's June 2009 election, its tumultuous aftermath, and the characteristics and aspirations of the emerging Green Movement. These analyses range from close analysis of the nature of the events to the Green Movement's historical background and future political consequences. The writings have been modified and updated for book publication. The volume presents Dabashi's account of the events since June 12, 2009-the Election Day itself-and his recap of highlights of the build-up period to the mass protests. He provides insightful background for events on the ground, dealing with debates about the credibility of the election. He then discusses political continuity in Iran, as well as the characteristics of the Green Movement. Dabashi argues that the reaction of the custodians of the Islamic Republic to the charge of the election being a fraud only affirms its lost legitimacy, and casts the system as being neither "Islamic" nor a "republic." Dabashi also comments on US politics and its relations to Iran and the Green Movement, pointing out shortcomings in American media culture. The role of the Iranian opposition in the Green Movement and American political policies, the political and economic consequence of the U.S. sanctions against Iran, and the way these may be interpreted by Iranian society are all viewed from an enlightening perspective. Dabashi argues that the Iranian regime, suffering deeply from legitimacy issues, makes use of its bureaucratic, economic, and political leverage to stage a show of support and project division among the people.

Author : Nader Hashemi,Danny Postel
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781935554387

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The People Reloaded by Nader Hashemi,Danny Postel Pdf

Since June 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran has seen the most dramatic political upheaval in three decades of rule. What began as a series of mass protests over the official results of a presidential election - engendering the slogan 'Where is My Vote?' - has grown into something much larger, indeed the largest political protest since the 1979 Revolution. This momentous anthology explores these critical questions through key statements, communiques, manifestos and the debates which have emerged from this vibrant social movement.

Author : Negin Nabavi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230114692

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Iran by Negin Nabavi Pdf

Recent Iranian history has been full of unexpected turns. Whether it was the 1979 revolution, which resulted in the establishment of the first ever Islamic Republic in the history of the Muslim world, the rise to power of the reformist movement in 1997, or the emergence of the Green Movement, an opposition movement that took shape spontaneously in the days immediately following the presidential elections in June 2009, the world has been taken unawares at every juncture. This book brings together essays that both speculate on the import of the developments of 2009 and shed light on the complexities and the ever-changing dynamics of post-revolutionary Iran.

Author : Majid Mohammadi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319909691

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The Iranian Reform Movement by Majid Mohammadi Pdf

This book analyzes the reform movement in Iran and traces its political roots from the beginning of the 20th century to its relative demise with the purging of the Green Movement after the 2009 disputed elections. The author explains how this movement was shaped in a country with an authoritarian Islamist regime, how it grew, and what its achievements are, including its failures and setbacks. The project will appeal to scholars and students in the fields of Middle Eastern politics and sociology, Iranian politics, democracy, and the US-Iran relations.

Author : Navid Pourmokhtari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-09
Category : Iran
ISBN : 0367744465

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Iran's Green Movement by Navid Pourmokhtari Pdf

This book examines the emergence and development of the 2009 Green Movement in Iran. The approach emphasizes the context and the local and historical specificities in which mass oppositional movements arise, develop and conduct their operations. Meanwhile, it foregrounds an account of multiple modernities that work to transcend modernist assumptions. The volume describes and analyzes the power modalities-disciplinary, biopolitical, and sovereign-employed by the Islamic Republic to governmentalize the masses. Bearing a triangular methodology, the book consists of six semi-structured interviews with authorities and activists who participated in the pivotal events of that period; discourse analysis focusing on the Iranian constitution and the relevant government policy documents and speeches; and archival analysis. These provide the historical background, perspectives and insights required to analyze and explicate the conditions responsible for the emergence of the Green Movement and to grasp how collective action was enabled and organized. Marking a particular historical phase in the development of a home-grown democracy in post-revolutionary Iran, the Green Movement is transforming the country's political landscape. This book is a key resource to students and scholars interested in comparative politics, Iranian studies and the Middle East.

Author : Daniel Brumberg,Farideh Farhi
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780253020796

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Power and Change in Iran by Daniel Brumberg,Farideh Farhi Pdf

“By a wide margin, this book is the most sophisticated treatment of the internal dynamics and paradoxes of Iranian politics that I know of.” —Nader Hashemi, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies This volume provides an unparalleled and timely look at political, social, economic, and ideological dynamics in contemporary Iran. Through chapters on social welfare and privatization, university education, the role and authority of the Supreme Leader, the rule of law, the evolving electoral system, and the intense debate over human rights within and outside the regime, the contributors offer a comprehensive overview of Iranian politics. Their case studies reveal a society whose multiple vectors of contestation, negotiation, and competition are creating possibilities for transformation that are yet to be realized but whose outcome will affect the Islamic Republic, the region, and relations with the United States. “Offers a realistic, nuanced, and perceptive analysis of Iran’s complex and evolving political system . . . This book would be appropriate as required or recommended reading for any courses dealing with the Islamic Republic of Iran or with the politics of the Middle East, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels.” —Mohsen Milani, author of The Making of Iran’s Islamic Revolution

Author : Jerrold D. Green
Publisher : Praeger Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015004670660

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Revolution in Iran by Jerrold D. Green Pdf

Author : Rebecca Barlow,Shahram Akbarzadeh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811088247

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Human Rights and Agents of Change in Iran by Rebecca Barlow,Shahram Akbarzadeh Pdf

This volume extends debates on the interaction between universal human rights and the political experiences of Iranians, through a conceptual analysis of ‘theories of change’. It assesses the practical processes by which individuals, organizations and movements can reform or impact the structural, theological and political challenges faced in the Iranian context. Contributors to this volume investigate how structures, institutions, and agents in Iran maneuver for influence and power at the state level, through the law, in international corridors, at the grassroots, and by implementing multiple and complex methods. The chapters provide distinct but interrelated analysis of key drivers of change in Iran. A number of those operate primarily through top-down approaches, such as the political reform movement, lawyers pursuing legislative change, and international human rights monitoring bodies. Others take a bottom-up approach, including local movements and campaigns such as the women’s movement, the labor movement, the student movement, and ethnic minority groups. By prompting drivers of change to think about causation, influence, sequencing, prioritization, roles and relationships, a theory of change ultimately makes the work more effective. Through rigorous analysis of these issues for drivers of change in the Islamic State, this volume is an important contribution to human rights in Iran. In an era of escalating tensions in the Middle East, it amplifies voices of reform and freedom, filling a crucial gap in our understanding of this region.

Author : Farideh Farhi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1396868365

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IRAN: A REVOLUTIONARY REPUBLIC IN TRANSITION. by Farideh Farhi Pdf

Author : Pouya Alimagham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108475440

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Contesting the Iranian Revolution by Pouya Alimagham Pdf

Examines the last forty years of Iranian and Middle-Eastern history through the prism of the Green Uprisings of 2009.

Author : Pejman Abdolmohammadi,Giampiero Cama
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030453367

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Contemporary Domestic and Foreign Policies of Iran by Pejman Abdolmohammadi,Giampiero Cama Pdf

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the domestic and foreign politics of Iran, focusing on its complex nature from political, social and cultural perspectives. It has adopted a multidisciplinary approach, combining comparative politics and intellectual and modern history with international relations. It analyses the institutional structure of the Islamic Republic, the main political and social actors and alliances, as well as Iranian opposition forces both inside and outside the country. The book tries to simplify the seemingly intractable complexity of the Islamic Republic by demystifying it and using political science methods to prove that it is a peculiar hybrid regime.

Author : Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781108844703

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What is Iran? by Arshin Adib-Moghaddam Pdf

An introduction to the domestic politics and international relations of Iran, unique in its use of art, poetry and music.

Author : Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231545068

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Religious Statecraft by Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar Pdf

Since the 1979 revolution, scholars and policy makers alike have tended to see Iranian political actors as religiously driven—dedicated to overturning the international order in line with a theologically prescribed outlook. This provocative book argues that such views have the link between religious ideology and political order in Iran backwards. Religious Statecraft examines the politics of Islam, rather than political Islam, to achieve a new understanding of Iranian politics and its ideological contradictions. Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar traces half a century of shifting Islamist doctrines against the backdrop of Iran’s factional and international politics, demonstrating that religious narratives in Iran can change rapidly, frequently, and dramatically in accordance with elites’ threat perceptions. He argues that the Islamists’ gambit to capture the state depended on attaining a monopoly over the use of religious narratives. Tabaar explains how competing political actors strategically develop and deploy Shi’a-inspired ideologies to gain credibility, constrain political rivals, and raise mass support. He also challenges readers to rethink conventional wisdom regarding the revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, the U.S. embassy hostage crisis, the Iran-Iraq War, the Green Movement, nuclear politics, and U.S.–Iran relations. Based on a micro-level analysis of postrevolutionary Iranian media and recently declassified documents as well as theological journals and political memoirs, Religious Statecraft constructs a new picture of Iranian politics in which power drives Islamist ideology.