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Democracy and Constitutional Politics in Iran

A Weberian Analysis

  • Authors
  • Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 1-11
  3. Theoretical Framework
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 13-22
  4. Structure of Domination in Premodern Iran
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 23-30
  5. Modernization of the State
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 31-38
  6. Constitutional Revolution of Iran 1905–1911
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 39-49
  7. Article 2 of the Supplement to Fundamental Law and the Constitutional Politics of Transition to Parliamentary Legislation
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 51-62
  8. Clerical Control of the State: The Council of Guardians
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 63-80
  9. Constitutional Crisis of the State: Revision and Confirmatory Supervision
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    Pages 81-89
  10. Constitutional Politics of Political Parties and Institutions
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 91-102
  11. Continuing Constitutional Crisis and Revision
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 103-107
  12. Khatami Era and the Green Movement
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 109-130
  13. Linkages between Two Clerical Supervisions of the State and Other Relevant Issues
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 131-147
  14. Women’s Movement, Gender Equality, and Democratization
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 149-155
  15. Democratization and Its Impediments in Iran
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 157-175
  16. Conclusion
    Farshad Malek-Ahmadi
    Pages 177-184
  17. Back Matter
    Pages 185-221
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About this book

Introduction

An inquisitive socio-historical analysis of the long road Iran has traveled in quest of constitutionalism and democracy. The book explicates the paradox that after over a hundred years of struggle for freedom, the Iranian people currently have less of it than they did a hundred years ago at this time.

Keywords

Iran Islam Democracy Constitutionalism Law Democratization democracy democratization gender Institution law Nation politics religion social science sociology Supervision Weber

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-41394-9
  • Copyright Information The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, New York
  • eBook Packages Palgrave History Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-55812-4
  • Online ISBN 978-1-137-41394-9
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