Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east paperback november 1, 2002 by mehdi moslem author visit amazons mehdi moslem page. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east by mehdi moslem 20021101 mehdi moslem on. Khomeinis son ahmad was a strong critic of the iranian regime after his fathers death. Instead, through its different stages of institutionalisation, the. Eshkavari and the quest for reform ziba mirhosseini and richard tapper london, lb. Jan 16, 2018 see jomhurie islami, august 21, 1983, quoted in moslem, factional politics in post khomeini iran, 67. Pdf factional politics download full pdf book download. Religious authority and political thought in twelver shiism. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual. The hojjatieh society the attached article, published in the encyclopedia iranica, provides a concise. Arang keshavarzian new york university and author of bazaar and state in iran. Irans political economy since the revolution by suzanne maloney. Religious authority and political thought in twelver shi. This study analyses iran s post revolutionary politics.
But, as the author of this wellresearched and informative book makes clear, factional divisions in contemporary iran are far more complicated and fluid, and they do not lend themselves to simple classification. Religion, politics, and irans revolutionary guards. Many among the irgc and the basij interpret president khatamis reforms and the ideas of his adherents as challenges to the interests of those who have been loyal supporters of the islamic republic and. Postrevolution iran, in its insistence on being a republic as well as a theocracy of sorts. The path dependent nature of factionalism in postkhomeini.
Larijani was considered to maintain motalefeh membership and views while in hashemi rafsanjani cabinet 19921994. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran syracuse, ny. The election was notable not only for the lopsided majority of the winner 70% but for the high turnout. None of them acknowledged their relationship with the society, however, maintaining more open ties with the islamic coalition. Iranian scholar mehdi moslem in his 2002 book named factional politics in postkhomeini iran, suggests that larijani had been a member of motalefeh and part of the traditional right. Factional dynamics in post khomeini iran week 6 feb. The making of irans islamic revolution from monarchy to islamic republic, second edition. A critical introduction to khomeini as the architect of the iranian revolution of 1979, ayatollah ruhollah khomeini remains one of the most inspirational and enigmatic fi gures of the twentieth century. The path dependent nature of factionalism in postkhomeini iran. Educated in islam at home and in theological schools, in the 1950s he was designated ayatollah, a supreme religious leader, in the iranian shiite community. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran syracuse, n. Download pdf factional politics in post khomeini iran book full free. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran by mehdi research.
It favors collective leadership of the religious community, and opposes religious involvement in political affairs. Since 1989, the internal dynamics of change in iran, rooted in a panoply of socioeconomic, cultural, institutional, demographic, and behavioral factors, have led to a noticeable transition in both societal and governmental structures of power, as well as the way in which many iranians have come to deal with. International affairs department,the institute for compilation and publication of imam khomeinis works. Power, islam, and political elite in iran a study on the iranian political elite from khomeini to ahmadinejad. From the islamic revolution to the islamic republic of iran. On february 1, 1979, the ayatollah khomeini returns to iran in triumph after 15 years of exile. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran syracuse university press. Persians are the largest ethnic group in iran, while there are more than a dozen different ethnic minorities in iran, including azeris, kurds, armenians, assyrians, and jews. One of the most enduring features of iranian politics under the islamic republic has been the kaleidoscope of competing factions. Post revolutionary politics has been the scene of clashes between left and right factions that has caused political uncertainty, reflecting the dislocation of the post revolutionary state in the worldsystem. In the books second section, coughlin sets out to catalog revolutionary irans dirty business from 1979 down to the present, drawing a neat line from khomeinis revolution to so many of.
Pdf the islamic republican party of iran in the factory. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Irans total number of military personnel is 5,000, of which 420,000 are in the army and 123,000 are in the irgc. Lenjeu democratique, and islam and democracy in the middle east coedited with larry diamond and marc plattner. The political system in post khomeini iran is not based on political parties. Following the revolution that deposed muhammad reza shah pahlevi, khomeini returned triumphantly to iran in 1979, declared an islamic republic, and began to exercise ultimate authority in the nation. Pdf factional politics in post khomeini iran download full.
The death of the ayatollah ruhollah khomeini on june 3, 1989, closed a turbulent chapter in irans long history and opened a new and still uncertain phase in its evolution as a nation. Postrevolutionary politics has been the scene of clashes between left and right factions that has caused political uncertainty, reflecting the dislocation of the postrevolutionary state in the worldsystem. The united states was an ally of the late shah of iran, mohammad reza pahlavi the shah, who ruled from 1941 until his ouster in february 1979. The roots of formation of ayatollah khomeinis political thought. A study on the iranian political elite from khomeini to ahmadinejad eva patricia rakel the iranian islamic revolution brought about a political system based on a combination of state institutions that derive their legitimacy from islamic law and republican institutions legitimized by the people. Pdf on aug 1, 2004, arang keshavarzian and others published mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran syracuse. The hojjatieh society enjoyed a revival after the 19781979 islamic. Bibliography of irans islamic revolution, english articles. The head of the force is hussain ashtari, who assumed his post in march 2015.
The authoritarian regime in iran has not developed into a ruling party system as in egypt under mubarak. Settling in iraq, khomeini continued his outspoken denunciations, developing a. Six years after khamenei became supreme leader, ahmad made a. In arjomand and brown, editors, the rule of law, islam, and constitutional politics in egypt and iran. Durham etheses the military in the islamic republic of. Factional politics available for download and read online in other formats. Power, islam, and political elite in iran a study on the. Buy factional politics in post khomeini iran by mehdi research associate moslemoxford university, mehdi moslem, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore. Aug 20, 2009 khomeinis son ahmad was a strong critic of the iranian regime after his fathers death. The passing of the man who branded america as the great satan also created expectations that a decade of u.
The death of the ayatollah ruhollah khomeini on june 3, 1989, closed a turbulent chapter in iran s long history and opened a new and still uncertain phase in its evolution as a nation. Irans armed forces are, therefore, among the biggest in the region. Factional politics in post khomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east. Pdf factional politics in post khomeini iran download. Institutionalizing the revolution the institutions of the islamic republic. Moving chronologically from the early years under khomeini, through the economic deprivations of the 1980s during the iran iraq war, through liberalization under khatami to the present, maloney offers fascinating insights into iran s domestic politics and how economic policies have affected ideology, leadership priorities, and foreign relations. The main claim of this paper is that the antiparty system in iran, or what is known as factionalism, is subject to a path dependent process. Pdf mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini.
Larijani was the secretary of the supreme national security council from 15 august 2005 to. Islamic fundamentalism khomeini, rohollah personality 3. Among the new issues covered are the events leading up to the teheran hostage crisis, ayatollah khomeinis life and writings, president. Moving chronologically from the early years under khomeini, through the economic deprivations of the 1980s during the iraniraq war, through liberalization under khatami to the present, maloney offers fascinating insights into irans domestic politics and how economic policies have affected ideology, leadership priorities, and foreign relations. Pdf mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran. List of books and articles about ayatollah ruhollah khomeini. Buy factional politics in postkhomeini iran by mehdi research associate moslemoxford university, mehdi moslem, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore.
Khomeini had established the irgc on april 22, 1979, shortly after the revolution. The iranian political elite, state and society relations, and foreign. Led by the qombased ayatollah khomeini and backed by urban religious and nationalist dissidents, an islamist faction unleashed a series of political actions. Pdf on aug 1, 2004, arang keshavarzian and others published mehdi moslem, factional politics in post khomeini iran syracuse, n. This book is the result of several years of hard and intensive work on a.
Reshaping of the factional politics of the islamic republic. Obama also trod carefully during irans postelection uprising, resisting calls to sup port the opposition. It explains the manner in which the sepah has become a powerful political force with a substantial stake in irans economy and foreign policy. Khomeini s rule was marked by the iran hostage crisis and the iran iraq war. Dislocation of the state and the emergence of factional. Hooman majds analysis of irans 2009 protests is flawed but intriguing. The revolution placed iran at the forefront of middle east politics and the islamic revival. He explains the sources of factionalism and the major personalities in the evolving factional alignments in the country. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and political history. The shah and his family had fled the country two weeks before. Mar 09, 2018 among the new issues covered are the events leading up to the teheran hostage crisis, ayatollah khomeini s life and writings, president rafsanjanis activities against the shah, rafsanjanis recent reforms, iran s involvement in the kuwaiti crisis, and the domestic and foreign policy challenges facing iran in the post. Relying on a variety of iranian documents, including parliamentary debates and newspapers, as well as western sources, moslem provides a detailed analysis of factions and factional interaction in post khomeni iran.
Irans political economy since the revolution by suzanne. This erudite volume provides a important corrective to the superficial portrayal of irans society, culture and politics. See jomhurie islami, august 21, 1983, quoted in moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran, 67. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in post khomeini iran syracuse, n. Six years after khamenei became supreme leader, ahmad made a blunt speech expressing his views. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east by mehdi moslem 20021101. The post2009 electoral crisis, migration and regime stability 95 conclusion 97. Khomeini, islamic fundamentalism and the warrior of god. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and. Bibliography of irans islamic revolution, english books. The making of irans islamic revolution from monarchy to. The pen anthology of contemporary iranian literature new york. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran by mehdi moslem, 9780815629788, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
This book enriches our understanding of post revolutionary iran, as well as industrial development, by unearthing the role played by transnational technological networks and the fashioning of embedded autonomy. Any attempt at the restoration of a normal relationship with the core countries has been helped by factional power struggles. His conservative ideology opposed prowestern tendencies. The postkhomenei era has profoundly changed the sociopolitical landscape of iran. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran. Khomeinis criticisms of reza shah pahlevi led to his exile in 1964. Factional politics in post khomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east by mehdi moslem 20021101 mehdi moslem on. International affairs department,the institute for compilation and publication of imam khomeini s works. Whilst khatami condemned his nationss fanatical past, there still remains an opposing faction towards the west. Morgana nevertheless, throughout the 1980s, the factional.
The political system in postkhomeini iran is not based on political parties. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east moslem, mehdi on. Imam khomeini bibliography of irans islamic revolution. Farideh farhi is an independent scholar and affiliate graduate faculty at the university of hawaii at manoa. May 10, 2009 in the books second section, coughlin sets out to catalog revolutionary irans dirty business from 1979 down to the present, drawing a neat line from khomeinis revolution to so many of. Iranian presidential election of 1997 took place on 23 may 1997, which resulted in an unpredicted win for the reformist candidate mohammad khatami.
On the one hand, the postrevolutionary iranian political elite intro duced a. Corps or sepahe pasdarane enqelabe eslami, also known as the sepah, in postkhomeini iran, particularly after the election of ahmadinejad to the presidency in 2005. Durham etheses the military in the islamic republic of iran. The revolution placed iran at the forefront of middle east politics and. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in post khomeini iran syracuse.
One of the most enduring features of iranian politics under the islamic republic has been the. Jul 03, 2015 the political ideology of ayatollah khamenei is the first book to identify and analyze the development and evolution of the theocratic ideology of the supreme leader from 1962 to 2014, using his own writings, speeches, and biographies, as well as literature published in the islamic republic of iran. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran syracuse. Hundreds of books and articles have been published about postrevolutionary iran in the west, many of which offer only a crude caricature of the islamic republic. Policy congressional research service 1 political history iran is a country of nearly 80 million people, located in the heart of the persian gulf region.
608 1531 1107 1485 215 166 322 108 1099 792 451 841 1482 993 960 672 231 1331 410 979 1133 1070 635 1340 1041 1234 1435 535 1 421 977 1072 1450 574 1410 522 613 600 203 1216 1184 128