Power, Islam, and political elite in Iran : a study on the Iranian political elite from Khomeini to Ahmadinejad /

"This book analyzes the rivalries between the political factions and their related state institutions and the impact of the dynamics of factionalism on domestic (economic and socio-cultural) and foreign policy formulation. It shows that tensions inherent to the structure of state institutions a...

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Main Author: Rakel, Eva Patricia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Series:International comparative social studies ; v. 18.
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Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Maps, tables, figures, and appendices
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical framework
  • Power structures and factional rivalries in the Islamic republic of Iran
  • Factional rivalries and economic policies
  • Factional rivalries and socio-cultural developments
  • Factional rivalries and foreign policy
  • Factional rivalries and Iran-European Union relations
  • The European Union policy towards Iran
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Important websites from Iran of members of the political elite, state organizations, non-governmental organizations, and intellectuals/political activists
  • Index.