Civil Society And Democracy In Iran

Author : Ramin Jahanbegloo
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739172239
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil Society and Democracy in Iran written by Ramin Jahanbegloo and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2011-12-30 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely, informative edited volume, major Iranian scholars and civic actors address some of the most pressing questions about Iranian civil society and the process of democratization in Iran. They describe the role of Iranian civil society in the process of transition to democracy in Iran and offer insight about the enduring legacy of previous social and political movements—starting with the Constitutional Revolution of 1906— in the struggle for democracy in Iran. Each contributor looks at different aspects of Iranian civil society to address the complex nature of the political order in Iran and the possibilities for secularization and democratization of the Iranian government. Various contributors analyze the impact of religion on prevailing democratic thought, discussing reformist religious movements and thinkers and the demands of religious minorities. Others provide insight into the democratic implications of recent Iranian women’s rights movements, call for secularism within government, and the pressure placed on the existing theocracy by the working class. The contributors address these and related issues in all their richness and complexity and offer a set of discussions that is both accessible and illuminating for the reader.

Author : Ali Gheissari
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195396960
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy in Iran written by Ali Gheissari and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today Iran is once again in the headlines. Reputed to be developing nuclear weapons, the future of Iraq's next-door neighbor is a matter of grave concern both for the stability of the region and for the safety of the global community. President George W. Bush labeled it part of the "Axis ofEvil," and rails against the country's authoritarian leadership. Yet as Bush trumpets the spread of democracy throughout the Middle East, few note that Iran has one of the longest-running experiences with democracy in the region. In this book, Ali Gheissari and Vali Nasr look at the political history of Iran in the modern era, and offer an in-depth analysis of the prospects for democracy to flourish there. After having produced the only successful Islamist challenge to the state, a revolution, and an Islamic Republic, Iranis now poised to produce a genuine and indigenous democratic movement in the Muslim world. Democracy in Iran is neither a sudden development nor a western import, Gheissari and Nasr argue. The concept of democracy in Iran today may appear to be a reaction to authoritarianism, but it is an old ideawith a complex history, one that is tightly interwoven with the main forces that have shaped Iranian society and politics, institutions, identities, and interests. Indeed, the demand for democracy first surfaced in Iran a century ago at the end of the Qajar period, and helped produce Iran'ssurprisingly liberal first constitution in 1906. Gheissari and Nasr seek to understand why democracy failed to grow roots and lost ground to an autocratic Iranian state. Why was democracy absent from the ideological debates of the 1960s and 1970s? Most important, why has it now become a powerfulsocial, political, and intellectual force? How have modernization, social change, economic growth, and the experience of the revolution converged to make this possible?Gheissari and Nasr trace the fortunes of the democratic ideal from the inchoate demands for rule of law and constitutionalism of a century ago to today's calls for individual rights and civil liberties. In the process they provide not just a fresh look at Iran's politics but also a new understandingof the way in which democracy can develop in a Muslim country.

Author : R. Jahanbegloo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137330171
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy in Iran written by R. Jahanbegloo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democratic government is something that has eluded Iran despite a series of non-violent revolutions aimed at establishing a system of governance that would promote both public freedom and political accountability. This explores the obstacles to the growth of democracy in Iran and posits a plan for non-violent action to help Iranians achieve it.

Author : M. Mohebi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137401117
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Formation of Civil Society in Modern Iran written by M. Mohebi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the development of contemporary Iranian civil society and the role of public intellectuals, looking in particular at how different reformist public intellectuals used civil society to craft their vision of Iran's socio-political future.

Author : Janne Bjerre Christensen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857732099
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drugs, Deviancy and Democracy in Iran written by Janne Bjerre Christensen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, the government of the Islamic Republic initiated a stringent anti-drug campaign that included fining addicts, imprisonment, physical punishment and even the death penalty. Despite these measures, drug use was, and is still, commonplace. Based on her most recent fieldwork, Janne Bjerre Christensen explores the mounting problems of drug use in Iran, how treatment became legalized in 1998, how local NGOs offer methadone treatment in Tehran and face continuous political challenges in doing so, and how drug use is critically discussed in Iranian media and cinema. Drugs, Deviancy and Democracy in Iran is thus a unique account of Iran's recent social and political history, drawing important conclusions about the complexity of state power, and the growing impact of civil society, vital for all those interested in Iran's history, politics and society.

Author : M. Mohebi
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781349680160
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Formation of Civil Society in Modern Iran written by M. Mohebi and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the development of contemporary Iranian civil society and the role of public intellectuals, looking in particular at how different reformist public intellectuals used civil society to craft their vision of Iran's socio-political future.

Author : Misagh Parsa
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674974298
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy in Iran written by Misagh Parsa and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Misagh Parsa’s view, the outlook for democracy in Iran is stark. Gradual reforms will not be sufficient for real change: the government must fundamentally rethink its commitment to the role of religion in politics and civic life. For Iran to democratize, the options are narrowing to a single path: another revolution.

Author : Reza Pahlavi
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780895261915
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winds of Change written by Reza Pahlavi and published by Regnery Publishing. This book was released on 2001-12-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The son of the deposed Shah of Iran reflects on Iran's political situation (without mentioning his father) and argues for a campaign of civil disobedience to the current Iranian regime that would hopefully lead to a constitutional monarchy restoring a Pahlavi to the throne of Iran. He discusses energy policy, foreign policy, and the Iranian Diaspora suggesting that the policies of the current clerical leaders of Iran have led to disastrous results for the Iranian people. He counters this with some rather bland bromides about international cooperation, secularization, self-determination, and cultural preservation. If brought back to the throne, he claims he will consult all of the Iranian people in governing the nation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Author : Kian Tajbakhsh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009160915
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creating Local Democracy in Iran written by Kian Tajbakhsh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative study of the political decentralization of Iran and the failure of elected local government to democratize the authoritarian regime.

Author : Fakhreddin AZIMI
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674020367
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book QUEST FOR DEMOCRACY IN IRAN C written by Fakhreddin AZIMI and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a book that provides essential context for understanding modern Iran, Fakherddin Azami present a trenchant narrative- of the history of Iran over the last century, covering political-constitutional developments, society, civic culture, ideology, foreign relations, the economy, and the confrontation between traditionalism and modernity." "In an original account of the revolution of 1978-1979, which overthrew the monarchy, Azimi underlines the salience of democratic aspirations and shows how the rise of the Islamic Republic has boosted the deeply rooted democratic urges in the country." "Based on wide-ranging, original research, this probing and passionate book offers vital historical analysis and addresses issues that remain profoundly relevant to the lives of contemporary Iranians, Equally important, Azimi dispels many misunderstandings about democracy, civic life, and Islamism in Middle Eastern and Muslim societies."--Jacket.