Power, Islam, and political elite in Iran : a study on the Iranian political elite from Khomeini to Ahmadinejad / / by 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. As there are no legal political parties in the Islamic Republic of Iran, political faction...
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| Superior document: | International comparative social studies, v. 18 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International comparative social studies ;
v. 18. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (332 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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. As there are no legal political parties in the Islamic Republic of Iran, political factions represent the varying ideological and material interests of members of the political elite and their supporters. 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 and factional rivalries slow down the process of democratization and economic reforms in the Islamic Republic of Iran. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-291) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283061317 9786613061317 9047425081 |
| ISSN: | 1568-4474 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Eva Patricia Rakel. |