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Power and Change in Iran : Politics of Contention and Conciliation /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Farhi, Farideh (Editor ), Brumberg, Daniel (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2016]
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  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on transliteration
  • Introduction: politics of contention and conciliation in Iran's semiautocracy / Daniel Brumberg and Farideh Farhi
  • 1. Factionalism, Privatization, and the Political Economy of Regime Transformation / Payam Mohseni
  • 2. Social Welfare Policies and the Dynamics of Elite and Popular Contention / Kevan Harris
  • 3. Education as Public Good or Private Resource: Accommodation and Demobilization in Iran's University System / Shervin Malekzadeh
  • 4. The Office of the Supreme Leader: Epicenter of a Theocracy / Mehrzad Boroujerdi and Kourosh Rahimkhani
  • 5. Electoral Politics, Power, and Prospects for Reform / Yasmin Alem
  • 6. The Rule of Law and Conflict in the Reform Era / Mehrangiz Kar and Azadeh Pourzand
  • 7. The Green Movement and Political Change in Iran / Fatemeh Haghighatjoo
  • 8. "This Government Is Neither Islamic nor a Republic": Responses to the 2009 Postelection Crackdown / Shadi Mokhtari
  • Epilogue / Daniel Brumberg and Farideh Farhi
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • Index.